LSAT Test Preparation
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Analytical Reasoning Sample LSAT Question:
Passage:
A medical clinic has a staff of five doctorsóDrs. Albert,
Burns, Calogero, Defeo, and Evans. The national medical
society sponsors exactly five conferences, which the
clinicís doctors attend, subject to the following constraints:
If Dr. Albert attends a conference, then Dr. Defeo does
not attend it.
If Dr. Burns attends a conference, then either Dr.
Calogero or Dr. Defeo, but not both, attends it.
If Dr. Calogero attends a conference, then Dr. Evans
does not attend it.
If Dr. Evans attends a conference, then either
Dr. Albert or Dr. Burns, but not both, attends it.
If Dr. Burns attends one of the conferences, then which
one of the following could be a complete and accurate
list of the other members of the clinic who also attend
that conference?
(A) Drs. Albert and Defeo
(B) Drs. Albert and Evans
(C) Drs. Calogero and Defeo
(D) Dr. Defeo
(E) Dr. Evans
This is a sample LSAT question of ìmoderate difficultyî; 60 percent of those who took the LSAT on which it appeared answered it correctly (D). The most common error was selecting response (B) (chosen by 17 percent).
Logical Reasoning Sample LSAT Question:
A study has shown that there are still millions of people
who are unaware that they endanger their health by
smoking cigarettes, despite government
campaigns to warn people.
The conclusion is that the
mandatory warnings that tobacco companies are
required to print have had no effect.
Which one of the following, if true, would refute the
argument in the passage?
(A) Many people who continue to smoke are
aware of the dangers of smoking.
(B) Some people smoke cigarettes for legitimate
reasons.
(C) Government has had to force
companies to warn potential customers of
the dangers of their products.
(D) Some people who are aware of the dangers of
smoking were made aware of them by the
mandatory warnings.
(E) Smoking is clearly responsible for a substantial
proportion of preventable illness
in the country.
This LSAT sample question is classified as ìdifficultî; only 44 percent of LSAT test takers answered it correctly (D is correct). Almost as manyó 40 percentóchose response (A), overlooking its failure to address the issue of how the smokers who are aware of the dangers became aware.
LSAT Word of the Day
servile - January 24, 2008
Definition:(adjective) like a servant.