LSAT Analytical Reasoning (Logic Games): Strategies from a 180 Scorer

High-yield tips to help you improve your LSAT Analytical Reasoning score, plus practice questions

Analytical Reasoning Strategies for the LSAT

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Part 1: Introduction to the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section

Through its Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Analytical Reasoning sections, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is designed to test the skill required of fledgling lawyers during their first year of law school. Much of the thinking you’ll do in law school and as a lawyer will involve understanding defined rules and their application to a set of facts and the possibilities within those restrictions. The LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section is designed to test your ability to do just that.  

For example, an LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section game may tell you that there are workers being scheduled to come into the office Monday through Friday. Then, the game will provide the scheduling conflicts determining the schedule, and finally, it will ask you questions based on building a schedule in accordance to the rules. 

The LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section consists of problem sets commonly referred to as Logic Games. Each Logic Game includes a scenario, conditions, and a set of questions. The questions in the section are designed to evaluate your ability to understand the rules and how they relate to a set of effects, as well as several deductive reasoning skills the test categorizes as: 

“Comprehending the basic structure of a set of relationships by determining a complete solution to the problem posed, reasoning with conditional (“if-then”) statements, inferring what could be true or must be true from given facts and rules, inferring what could be true or must be true from given facts and rules together with new information presented in hypotheticals, and recognizing when two statements are logically equivalent in context.”

For each question, there is only one correct answer. However, there are multiple ways to arrive at the correct answer; some people rely on deductions while others feel more comfortable trying out each answer choice. That means you can practice and learn which methods work best for you

Since the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section evaluates a specific set of patterns and rules, you can build familiarity with the section through study and practice. In other words, once you learn a basic set of rules and patterns, you’ll gain confidence and skill when it comes to answering Logic Games questions. Furthermore—contrary to what you might think—no formal logic training is necessary to complete this section. This guide will share some helpful approaches to get you started on the path towards your best LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section score.


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Part 2: LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Structure

One key aspect of improving your score on the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section will be understanding and familiarizing yourself with the structure of the section.  Each exam will have one graded LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section. Each LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section is thirty-five minutes long and includes four logic games. Each game will have five to seven multiple choice questions, and each section will have twenty-two to twenty-four multiple choice questions. There are five answer choices for each question, lettered A-E, and only one correct answer choice per question.

Time
35 minutes
Games
4 games total
Questions per game
5-7
Questions per section
22-24

Each LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Logic Game will begin with a short paragraph describing what the LSAT calls a “scenario.” The scenarios change from game to game. For example, they may include players being assigned to teams, trees being planted, or work shifts being scheduled.

The scenario paragraph is followed by several sentences explaining the conditions restricting the scenario. These conditions limit the outcomes possible within the scenario. For example, they may explain certain pairs that must be in a group together or who in the group must be scheduled earliest. The conditions will include descriptions of fixed positions (“Student A is third”), relative relationships (“Student A is after Student B”), fixed relationships (“Student A is immediately after Student B”), and conditional relationships (“If student B is last, Student C is first). 

Fixed Positions
Student A is third
Relative Relationships
Student A is after Student B
Fixed Relationships
Student A is immediately after Student B
Conditional Relationships
If Student B is last, Student C is first

These conditions may imply certain other, unstated restrictions based on their implications for the scenario. For example, if Student A must be scheduled before Student X, that means Student A cannot be last and Student X cannot be first.  It is important when attempting to make deductions that you do not make any unjustified assumptions. Further, take the conditions at face value; they are written to be clear and are not designed to trick you.

After reading through the conditions, you’ll encounter the questions. Each logic game will note which questions apply to it. The conditions and scenario only apply to the specific set of questions listed. For example, the first scenario and set of questions may be noted as being the information for questions 1-5, and the remaining questions will also note the respective sets of information that apply to them. Similarly, each question within a game is also independent. Some questions may introduce further information or rules, but those conditions only apply to that question. The questions will evaluate your understanding of the scenario and the conditions and your ability to understand how they relate in general and in the presence of new information.

The first question of each logic game is designed to evaluate your basic understanding of the conditions, with each answer choice usually checking one of the conditions. This question is helpful because if you’re misunderstanding the logic game, you can spot the issue early.

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Part 3: Logic Game Types

Though the LSAT has written hundreds of logic games for the test over time, certain patterns have emerged that make studying more manageable. Historically, the games can be broken into four large categories: linear sequencing, grouping, hybrid, and other, less frequent games. Each of these categories has some variations within as well.

Game Type Summary
Linear Sequencing
Frequently occurring game that involves placing things in sequential order
Grouping
Frequently occurring game that involves placing things into groups
Hybrid
Recent game type that involves both grouping and sequencing
Other
Rarer games including mapping, circular, and pattern games

Before we jump into the nitty gritty, it’s important to note that linear sequencing and grouping games have appeared the most frequently on recent tests. There are also games that are a combination of those two types—hybrid games—which involve both putting items into groups and into an order or determining the order of grouped items. Last, at a much lower frequency, the LSAT will include other game types, like mapping, circular, and pattern games.

As you study for the LSAT, familiarizing yourself with each of the game types will help you feel more comfortable with the test and better prepared for the exam. Now, let’s jump into each of the game categories in greater detail.

Logic Game Type 1: Sequencing

Sequencing games involve placing items in order. For example, you need to schedule teachers to teach a class that takes place in the afternoon during a week from Monday through Saturday.  You might have to determine the outcome of runners sprinting a race from first to last place or date the creation of historical artifacts from earliest to most recent. The scenario in the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Logic Game will explain the items being ordered (teachers, runners, artifacts, etc), the range of the order (Monday through Saturday, first to last place, years, etc), and the start and endpoints of the sequence (first to last place versus last to first place).

Some sequencing games will describe the relationship between the objects being ordered, detailing conditions like “the apple is consumed before the banana, but after the strawberry” and “the strawberry is consumed before the pear.” These series of relationships can often be diagrammed through a web or tree that allow you to visually represent the constraints.  

 
Sample web: The pear is somewhere after the strawberry and the strawberry is before the apple which is before the banana.

Sample web: The pear is somewhere after the strawberry and the strawberry is before the apple which is before the banana.

 

Other sequencing games will provide more concrete and strict rules explaining that “Dancer A’s solo is fourth” and “Dancer B’s solo cannot be last.” These games can often be visually represented through a series of dashes laid out horizontally or vertically, with the conditions annotated onto them. 

 
Sample Dash Sequence Setup: You would make dashes for each available slot, place A in the fourth slot and note that the last slot cannot be B.

Sample Dash Sequence Setup: You would make dashes for each available slot, place A in the fourth slot and note that the last slot cannot be B.

 

Finally, some sequencing games include a combination of the loose and strict restrictions we just discussed. The conditions described in the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Logic Game may include both finite and relational restrictions, explaining for example that Object A is before Object B, Object C is last, and Object D is first or third. Keep in mind, each sequencing game will make clear if objects are able to be placed more than once and if each object is represented once (or more). 

Logic Game Type 2: Grouping

The other common game type is grouping games. These games will require you to assign items to groups. For example, you may have a set of students you’re assigning to different classes or coworkers you’re assigning to different project teams. The scenario paragraph in each LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Logic Game will explain the elements you’re assigning (students, coworkers) and which positions are available for them to be placed in (classes, project teams, etc). 

The conditions sentences will explain the restrictions for group placement. For example, certain students may not be able to take certain classes, certain classes may only have a specific number of students, and certain students may not be able to take classes together. Many test takers find it helpful to organize the scenario and conditions in a chart, placing the respective position options (classes, project teams, etc) as headers, with space beneath for representing the placement of the elements (students, coworkers, etc).

 
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Note: Similar to sequencing games, remember that each logic game scenario and condition set will make it clear if objects are able to be placed more than once and if each object is represented once (or more). 

Logic Game Type 3: Hybrid

More recently, the LSAT has begun to include logic games in the Analytical Reasoning Section that combine characteristics of sequencing and grouping games. For example, you may be placing items into groups and the groups may be in an order. Consider the following scenario: Nine violinists are each a member of one trio (Trio A, Trio B, and Trio C). Each trio receives an opening, middle, or closing performance at a festival. 

This game would provide conditions for placing the violinists intro groups and ordering the trios. Some of the conditions might read, “Violinist 4 performs before Violinist 9,” “Trio C is not last,” and “Violinist 5 performs in the second group.”  Some logic games may also ask you to order the individuals as well as the groups, providing a detail in the scenario like “each member of the trio receives a solo within the group’s performance, completing their solo first, second, or third.”

Another example of a hybrid game is when you are asked to sequence two groups. The scenario may explain which individuals belong to which groups but not their order. For example, you may be asked to order pairs of students, each of which must involve a freshman and sophomore student with Students A-D being freshmen and Students E-H being sophomores. With both examples, you want to organize the information, making spaces for both types of placement required: the sequential ordering and grouping.

Logic Game Type 4: Other Games

Less frequently, the LSAT will include games of other types. Though these games are less common, it is important to prepare for them in order to be ready in the event that they are included on your exam. Being caught off guard on test day can be quite unsettling, so try your best to familiarize yourself with as many games as possible.

Remember, each of the previously discussed games essentially comes down to assignment, whether that involves assigning items in a sequence, to a group, or both. That principle holds true for other games. Some of the other game types that have appeared often include mapping, circular, and pattern games.

The condition sentences in mapping games will include a series of conditional statements. These games are also referred to as “in/out” games because the conditional statements refer to the placement of elements into one of two groups. 

Additionally, circular games are a less common variation of linear sequencing games. In this game, objects being placed are being placed in a circle.  Since the elements are being placed in a circle, there is no beginning or end. So, you are not sequencing them in the typical low to high or left to right formats, for example. Instead, the placement of elements in circle games focuses on the relationships between the elements. For example, conditions and questions may be concerned with which elements are next to or across from one another.

Pattern games, sometimes referred to as process games, will give you a series of conditions that detail the patterns and processes that determine how the elements relate to one another. Though these games are still about assignment at their core, what you’re assigning the elements to can be a bit harder to predict. Though these logic games may feel like curveballs because they fall outside of the normal patterns, they’re still about understanding the scenario and conditions. If you encounter a game type you don’t feel prepared for, try your best to stay calm and proceed with the game as you normally would, understanding that a diagram of the information may look different from the charts or line of dashes you’re used to.

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Part 4: Logic Game Question Types

The question types within the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Logic Games largely fall within the following categories: rule check, new information/conditions, must be/could, minimum/maximum, and rule substitution questions. Keep in mind, similar to the other sections on the LSAT, questions in the Analytical Reasoning Section may also include “EXCEPT” questions. As usual, the “except” will be in all caps. Be sure to think about the implications of it on your answer choice selection.

Question Type Summary
Rule check
Designed to confirm understanding of the rules; oftentimes the first question
New Information / Conditions
Introduces new information to be synthesized with existing information
Must Be /
Could Be
Asks what could be or must be true/false based solely on existing conditions
Minimum / Maximum
Asks about the minimum or maximum number of possibilities
Rule Substitution
Asks to replace an existing condition with a new condition, without changing the implications

LSAT Question Type #1: Rule Check Questions

The rule check questions are concerned with acceptability. For example, if the game is asking you to place things in an order, the question will simply ask “Which one of the following is an acceptable order?” This question type is usually the first question in the set. It’s designed to confirm your understanding of the rules. Usually, each incorrect answer choice will violate one of the conditions. To quickly move through this question, move in order of the conditions as listed, finding the answer choices that violate them until you only have one answer remaining. Then, re-confirm that your selected answer does not violate any rules.

LSAT Question Type #2: New Information/Condition Questions

New information/condition questions account for nearly half of the questions in the logic games. These questions will introduce a new fact or restriction and require you to understand how it interacts with the existing conditions. For example, a logic game about ordering a set of students may ask “If Student A is first, which of the following could be true?” For this question type you may find it helpful to create a set up with new and existing questions and then evaluate the answer choices from there.

LSAT Question Type #3: Must be/Could be

The next frequently occurring question type is “must be/could be” questions. These questions are similar to the format of the “new information/condition” questions, except they are only concerned with the existing conditions. These questions may be easier if when you initially evaluated the conditions, you made some deductions. However, deductions are not necessary to answer the question. You may compare the answer choices to setups you have from other questions or simply try each answer choice out. 

Remember, if the question is asking which of the following must be true, the four incorrect answers could be false, meaning they do not always have to be true.  To eliminate these answers, create or look for setups where the condition in that answer choice is not present. 

Question: Which of the following must be true?

Incorrect Answers: Could Be False or Cannot Be True

Correct Answer: Cannot Be False/Must Be True

Similarly, if a question is asking which of the following must be false, the four incorrect answers could be true.  To eliminate these answers, create or look for setups where the condition in that answer choice is present. 

Question: Which of the following must be false?

Incorrect Answers: Could Be True or Must Be True

Correct Answer: Cannot Be True/Must Be False

This question type also may ask simply “Which of the following could be true?” The four incorrect answer choices must be false. In some way, they each are violating some aspect of the conditions.  

Question: Which of the following could be true?

Incorrect Answers: Cannot Be True

Correct Answer: Could Be True

LSAT Question Type #4: Minimum/Maximum Questions

Another question type you may encounter on the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section is minimum/maximum questions. These questions will be concerned with minimum and maximum frequencies and placement. For example, a logic game about placing students into history, literature, math, and science classes may ask “What is the maximum number of classes Student A can take?” A logic game about planting flowers in an order may ask “What is the earliest the rose bush can be planted?”  The questions may also include phrasings like “how many.”

To answer these questions, begin by reviewing the rules to see if that limits the circumstance in any way. From there, start with the answer choice closest to the extreme in question. If a question is asking about the minimum, start with the lowest answer that remains after you’ve reviewed the rules. For a question about the maximum, start with the highest answer that remains after you’ve reviewed the rules. From there, check the answers to see if they are possible. This will help you quickly answer the question and have to test as few answer choices possible.

LSAT Question Type #5: Rule Substitution Questions

Another question type that has been included in recent exams is rule substitution questions. These questions will ask you to replace one of the existing, listed conditions with a condition in the answer choice. The correct answer will maintain the “restrictiveness” of the original condition. The trick is, however, that it cannot add any additional restrictions. 

In combination with the other remaining conditions, the correct answer choice will produce the same effect. So, understand the condition being replaced and evaluate the answer choices in relation to the conditions that are still at play. Incorrect answers will violate existing conditions or add new ones.

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Part 5: Tips for Approaching the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section

Now that you understand the logic game and question types you may encounter on the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, it’s important to think how to approach them. This section is difficult for many test takers. Unlike the Reading Comprehension and Logical Reasoning sections, which can be familiar since we often read and process arguments in our daily lives, the content of Logic Games can feel foreign. But, just like the other sections, the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section is about processing information and understanding relationships.

That said, the difficulties amongst the sections can also overlap, the largest being the time constraint. As you prepare, it can be helpful to figure out which methods are best for you and your goals on the section. The next section of this guide outlines steps that can help you succeed on this section. Try them and see which tips or strategies work best for you.

Tip #1: Basic Approach

A lot of students find it helpful to approach each game in the following order: read the scenario, read the conditions, create a diagram that visually represents the set-up of the game and the conditions, and begin the questions. Alternatively, you can read the scenario and conditions, create a diagram, spend a few minutes adding detail to the diagram using deductions until you’ve narrowed down to a set of allowable solutions, and then move onto the questions, which should now be much easier to complete. For your diagram, you want to have items represented as concisely as possible, so develop a shorthand that is easy for you.  

If you’re having trouble imagining a set-up, look to the answer choices. Are the answer choices a set of items in order? Consider drawing a set of dashes in a line. Do the answer choices include groups of information separated with headings? Consider drawing a chart.

 
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Tip #2: Diagramming/Setups

As you practice for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, you’ll improve at diagramming. The key to efficient diagramming is to keep it as legible as you can, which is also very helpful for avoiding errors. Certain questions will be easier to answer if you can quickly reference diagrams you’ve already used within the game. Additionally, you want to keep as little text in your diagram as possible other than letter symbols. Some conditions, though, will be hard to represent visually. Keep these conditions written near your diagram as a checklist.

Tip #3: Deductions

Though it may not come quickly initially, the more you practice spotting deductions, the quicker you’ll become. Because the LSAT is testing certain patterns of reasoning, you’ll often see similar deductions being tested in several games. As you begin to look for deductions, look for rules that are very restrictive and rules that interact with one another. 

When you evaluate a condition, ask yourself: “What else does this rule tell me?” For example, if a logic game includes assigning six variables to six spots and includes the following conditions “X cannot be first. X is before Y and separated from Y by one slot,” you can reduce the possible placements of X and Y to three scenarios (X in slots 2, 3, and 4 with Y in 4, 5, and 6 respectively).

If a condition explains that Element A must be before Element B, you can deduce that Element A cannot be last and Element B cannot be first. Marking these deductions in your initial diagram through annotations can help you quickly eliminate incorrect answers. To practice making deductions, try to review games without time restrictions. Begin with the conditions and seeing what they imply. Then, turn to must be true/must be false conditions that do not include any additional information or conditions. The answers to these questions are deductions.

Tip #4: Eliminating Answers

As you study for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, you’ll become quicker at eliminating incorrect answers. You can use deductions to eliminate incorrect answers. But you can also rely on previous set ups or defer to the conditions.  If you still have answer choices remaining after eliminating through those two methods, try out each answer choice until only one remains.

Steps for eliminating answers:

  1. Use any deductions you have made previously

  2. Check previous setups

  3. Check the conditions

  4. Try each remaining answer choice

Tip #5: Checking Answers

As you prepare for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, you’ll better understand your own timing and become more comfortable with the test. If you’re often completing questions incorrectly, you may want to go slower and check your answers, even if it is the only one that remains after you eliminate answers you thought were incorrect. If you eliminated all of the answer choices, try to quickly check them again. But if you find yourself spending too much time on one question, consider coming back to it with fresh eyes when you have finished the other questions in the game.

Tip #6: Pacing

With each logic game section including four games to be completed in thirty-five minutes, to complete the full section in time you should aim to complete each game in around eight minutes and forty-five seconds. Understanding which portion of the logic games is most time consuming for you may help you better manage your time. For example, are you spending a lot of time figuring out the setup? Do you often have to reread the conditions? Using the strategies in this article can help you become quicker at the issues slowing you down.

Tip #7: Goal Setting

Additionally, you may want to work your way up to completing four logic games in the allotted thirty-five minutes. Many test takers find it helpful to set a goal for the number of games they want to complete in a section. Instead of rushing to complete all four, you can focus calmly on the number of games you set as a goal, aiming to complete those as perfectly as you can. 

Tip #8: Reordering the Games

As you prepare for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, you’ll find that certain game types may be easier for you and others may be more difficult.  As you go through the test, it may be helpful to start with or save the more difficult games for last in order to better manage your time.

Similarly, you may choose to start with logic games that include more questions in order to make sure they are completed first. Though it can be helpful to reorder the games, it can be confusing to jump between games and have to remember the conditions for that game. If you must abandon a game midway through, come back to it once you have completed the other games in full.

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Part 6: Study Tips for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section

The LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section is one of the most straightforward sections to study for. You can learn strategies and tips, but you’ll see the most improvement by putting them into practice. To study for the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, use timed practice, untimed practice, and repetition to see growth. Try each of these methods to see which ones or combination works best for you.

With timed practice, complete the sections under the normal thirty-five minute restriction. With untimed practice, try and complete the game without a time restriction. Give yourself the space to move comfortably and try different strategies. With repetition, repeat games until you are confident in them and can complete them under eight minutes and forty-five seconds. Through repetition, you may remember the correct answers, but still go through the steps to internalize the process.

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Part 7: Practice Logic Game

Below is a sample Logic Game. You can also find sample questions released by the LSAC here.

Game: Six flowers are planted in a season, one after the other. The order the begonias, carnations, daisies, roses, sunflowers, and tulips are planted is determined by the following conditions:

-Daisies are planted first or last

-Roses are planted before the carnations

-The sunflowers are planted immediately before the roses

-The tulips are one of the first three flowers to be planted

Question 1: Which of the following is an acceptable order of the flowers’ planting?

A) Tulip, Begonia, Daisy, Sunflower, Rose, Carnation

B) Daisy, Sunflower, Rose, Begonia, Tulip, Carnation

C) Daisy,  Tulip, Begonia, Sunflower, Rose, Carnation

D) Daisy, Tulip, Carnation, Begonia, Sunflower, Rose

E) Tulip, Sunflower, Begonia, Rose, Carnation, Daisy

Question 2: If the sunflower is planted first, which of the following must be true?

A) Begonias are planted fourth.

B) Carnations are planted third.

C) Tulips are planted second.

D) Carnations are planted fourth.

E) Tulips are planted third.

Question 3: Which of the following cannot be true?

A) The daisies are planted first.

B) The carnations are planted third.

C) The daisies are planted last.

D) The tulips are planted third.

E) The begonias are planted first.

Question 4: If the daisies are planted first, which of the following could be true?

A) The sunflowers are planted second.

B) The roses are planted third.

C) The begonias are planted second.

D) The tulips are planted fourth.

E) The carnations are planted fourth.

Question 5: What is the latest that the sunflowers can be planted?

A) Fourth

B) Second

C) First

D) Fifth

E) Third

Answer Key & Sample Setup:

 
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There are six slots for each of the six plantings. B,C,D,R,S, and T are the shorthand for the flowers. T must be in one of the first three slots. D must be planted first or last. And S is immediately before R which is somewhere before C.


1. Choice C is correct. Answer choice A violates the first condition, since the daisies are third instead of first or last as the conditions state. Answer choice B violates the fourth condition, since the tulips are fifth instead of one of the first three flowers to be planted as the rules state. Answer choice D violates the second condition, since the roses are planted after the carnations instead of before the carnations as the rules state. Answer choice E violates the third condition, since though the sunflowers are planted before the roses, they are not immediately before the roses as the rules state.

2. Choice E is correct. If sunflowers are planted first, because of the third condition, roses must be planted second. Because of the fourth condition, that means the Tulips must be planted third.

3. Choice B is correct. If the carnations are planted third, because of the second and third conditions, sunflowers would have to be first and roses would have to be second. This would violate the fourth rule, since the tulip would not have a position within the first three plantings.

4. Choice C is correct. If the daisies are planted first, an acceptable order is: Daisies, Begonias, Tulips, Sunflowers, Roses, Carnations.

5. Choice A is correct. Because of the second and third conditions, the sunflowers are planted before at least two flowers, the roses and carnations. The latest they could be planted is fourth. An acceptable order is: Daisies, Begonias, Tulips, Sunflowers, Roses, Carnations.

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Part 8: Frequently Asked Questions

 How is the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section graded? Each multiple-choice question on the LSAT is worth one point. Correct answers receive one point while incorrect answers receive zero points. Test takers are not penalized for incorrect answer choices. The LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section includes twenty-two to twenty-four multiple choice questions, each worth one point that contribute to the total possible points on the exam.

How do I become better at finishing logic games? Many test takers start off unable to finish the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section. Even with some time, it can still be difficult to finish the full section perfectly. That said, there are many patterns within the section, and they’re included in this guide to help you familiarize yourself with them. The next step is to practice them and build your comfort. Whether you use timed practice, untimed practice, or repetition, studying the games through completing them will help build your proficiency. As you study, set achievable goals for each session including the number of games you want to complete and the accuracy rate you want to attain.

Is the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section weighted differently from other sections? The questions on the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section are worth the same as the other multiple-choice questions on the exam. The LSAT Reading Comprehension Section is, however, the section with the fewest questions as it contains about twenty-two to twenty-four questions. You can view an article about LSAT scoring here.

 Is the LSAT taken online? As of September 2019, the LSAT is now taken digitally in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada. Though the format changed, the test structure and contents did not. LSAC offers tools explaining the testing platform.

In the digital LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section, you can switch between Logic Games through the bubble bar at the top of the screen.  The question bubbles for each specific game are separated into groups by vertical lines. The scenario and conditions are on the left side of the screen and the question you are on is on the right side. You can highlight the text and will have a scratch paper for taking notes and drawing diagrams.

Is the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section Changing?  In 2019, it was announced that over time through 2023, that LSAC will phase out the logic games in their current form and launch a new analytical reasoning section. Visit LSAC for the latest information on updates to the LSAT Analytical Reasoning Section.

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