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Logical Reasoning Introduction TWO SECTIONS! That’s HALF of your score!

Logical Reasoning Introduction TWO SECTIONS! That’s HALF of your score! 35 minutes per section

Logical Reasoning Introduction TWO SECTIONS! That’s HALF of your score! 35 minutes per section About 24—26 questions in EACH section Usually one question per passage, but occasionally two

Logical Reasoning Skills Understand how to construct or conclude an argument Understand how to evaluate an argument Know how to draw well-supported conclusions Know how to reason by analogy Determine how additional evidence affects an argument Apply principles or rules to an argument Identify argument flaws

Similarities to Reading Comprehension Same reading strategies: read actively, visualize, paraphrase, analyze Same attack strategies, but always pre-read the question Always consider every answer choice Use the same elimination strategies The BEST answer is always the credited response

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented Understand WHAT the conclusion is and WHERE it is located

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented Understand WHAT the conclusion is and WHERE it is located Understand the progression of the passage: order of premise, evidence, conclusion

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea Questions

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument 6. Conclusion / Deduction

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument 6. Conclusion / Deduction 7. Flaws

Practice Test Questions and Review Logical Reasoning Practice Test Questions and Review

Verbal Section Final Advice Practice daily, concentrate on improving accuracy before efficiency Analyze why non-credited answers are wrong Analyze your own “misses” Analyze your own strengths and weaknesses Keep practicing!

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