You may be using LSAT study resources from different companies, and noticed that they have variations in the Logical Reasoning question types. Some names, like “Necessary Assumption”, appear to be standard across the board. Others are less clear. In this article, I have compiled a list of cross company names for LR question types.
I’ve based this off the categories I use here (LSATHacks), and what other prominent companies call the same questions. Some companies may have additional question types that aren’t addressed here. You can read more about each question type in the guide I wrote for each LR question type. The list below is ordered alphabetically.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!
Table of Contents
- Argument Evaluation
- Agreement
- Complete the Argument
- Identify the Conclusion
- Flawed Parallel Reasoning
- Flawed Reasoning
- Method of Reasoning
- Misinterpretation
- Most Strongly Supported
- Must be False
- Must be True
- Necessary Assumption
- Paradox
- Parallel Reasoning
- Point at Issue
- Principle
- Role in Argument
- Strengthen
- Sufficient Assumption
- Weaken
Argument Evaluation
- 7Sage: Evaluate
- Powerscore: Evaluate the Argument
- Khan Academy: Helpful to Know
Agreement
- 7Sage: Point at Issue: Agree
- Powerscore: Point of Agreement
Complete the Argument
- 7Sage: Fill in the Blank
- Powerscore: Fill in the Blank
- Blueprint: Soft Must Be True
Identify the Conclusion
- 7Sage: Main Conclusion, Main Point
- The LSAT Trainer: Identify the Conclusion
- Powerscore: Main Point
- Blueprint: Main Point
- Khan Academy: Identify the Conclusion
- Kaplan: Main Point
Flawed Parallel Reasoning
- 7Sage: Parallel Flawed Method of Reasoning
- The LSAT Trainer: Match the Flaw
- Powerscore: Parallel Flaw
- Blueprint: Parallel Flaw
- Khan Academy: Match Flaws
Flawed Reasoning
- 7Sage: Flaw, Descriptive Weakening
- The LSAT Trainer: Identify the Flaw
- Powerscore: Flaw in the Reasoning
- Blueprint: Flaw
- Khan Academy: Identify a Flaw
- Kaplan: Flaw
Method of Reasoning
- 7Sage: Method of reasoning, Descriptive
- The LSAT Trainer: Method of Reasoning
- Powerscore: Method of Reasoning
- Blueprint: Argument Method, Describe
- Khan Academy: Identify the Technique
- Kaplan: Method of Reasoning
Misinterpretation
- This is a relatively rare question type, so I was unable to find what other companies call it on their public resources.
Most Strongly Supported
- 7Sage: Most Strongly Supported
- The LSAT Trainer: Inference
- Khan Academy: Most Strongly Supported
Must be False
- 7Sage: Must be False
- The LSAT Trainer: Inference
- Powerscore: Cannot Be True
- Blueprint: Must Be False, Soft Must Be False
- Khan Academy: Identify an Entailment/Implication
- Kaplan: Inference
Must be True
- 7Sage: Must Be True
- The LSAT Trainer: Inference
- Powerscore: Must Be True
- Blueprint: Must be True, Soft Must Be True
- Khan Academy: Identify an Entailment/Implication
- Kaplan: Inference
Necessary Assumption
- 7Sage: Necessary Assumption
- The LSAT Trainer: Required Assumption, Basic Assumption
- Powerscore: Necessary Assumption
- Khan Academy: Necessary Assumptions
- Kaplan: Necessary Assumption
Paradox
- 7Sage: Resolve, Reconcile or Explain
- The LSAT Trainer: Explain This
- Powerscore: Resolve the Paradox
- Blueprint: Paradox
- Khan Academy: Explain, Resolve a Conflict
- Kaplan: Paradox
Parallel Reasoning
- 7Sage: Parallel Method of Reasoning
- The LSAT Trainer: Match the Reasoning
- Powerscore: Parallel Reasoning
- Blueprint: Parallel
- Khan Academy: Match the Structure
- Kaplan: Parallel Reasoning
Point at Issue
- 7Sage: Point at Issue: Disagree
- The LSAT Trainer: Identify the Disagreement
- Powerscore: Point at Issue
- Blueprint: Point at Issue, Disagree
- Khan Academy: Disputes
- Kaplan: Point at Issue
Principle (Justify & Application)
- 7Sage: Principle, Pseudo Sufficient Assumption
- The LSAT Trainer: Conform to/Supporting Principle
- Blueprint: Principle
- Khan Academy: Identify the Principle, Match Principles
- Kaplan: Principle
Role in Argument
- 7Sage: Argument Part
- The LSAT Trainer: Identify the Role
- Blueprint: Role
- Khan Academy: Identify the Role
- Kaplan: Role of a Statement
Strengthen
- 7Sage: Strengthen
- The LSAT Trainer: Strengthen the Argument
- Powerscore: Strengthen
- Blueprint: Strengthen
- Khan Academy: Strengthen
- Kaplan: Strengthen
Sufficient Assumption
- 7Sage: Sufficient Assumption
- The LSAT Trainer: Sufficient Assumption
- Powerscore: Justify the Conclusion
- Blueprint: Sufficient Assumption
- Khan Academy: Sufficient Assumptions
- Kaplan: Sufficient Assumption
Weaken
- 7Sage: Weaken
- The LSAT Trainer: Weaken the Argument
- Powerscore: Weaken
- Blueprint: Weaken
- Khan Academy: Weaken
- Kaplan: Weaken
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