Strengthening & Weakening: The Yin & Yang of the LSAT

Two of the most common question types on the LSAT are Strengthen and Weaken questions, and, while it may seem like you’re being asked to do opposite things for each, they share a core method, and what you learn about one applies to the other.

Listen as Jelena and Branden break down the best way to approach these questions.

In this episode, you’ll find out…

1. How to put distracting information in the stimulus aside so you can focus on the argument
2. How the makers of the LSAT think about strengthening and weakening arguments
3. The difference between strengthening an argument and supporting a conclusion
4. Tried and true ways to strengthen and weaken causal arguments
5. How to anticipate correct answers
6. How to make the best use of your knowledge of the 33 common LSAT flaws
7. What makes wrong answers wrong
8. What raising monarch butterflies has to do with strengthening and weakening arguments

Links and further resources from from this week’s episode:

Thinking of Adopting a Lepidopteran? Think Again: http://bit.ly/2NaqQIA

Sleep Deprivation and Dementia: http://bit.ly/3blBnZ8

LSAC Current Volume Summary Report: http://bit.ly/2MGEbIo

33 Common LSAT Flaws: https://amzn.to/3efTuzY

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