ANALYTICAL REASONING & CRITICAL READING – 40
EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS | LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION
TEST PREPARATION
COURSE NAME
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
LEVEL
Pre-Law / Law School Admission
YEAR
Final-Year Undergraduate / Graduate Entry
1. All constitutional lawyers are attorneys. All attorneys are legal
professionals. Which conclusion must be true?
A. All legal professionals are attorneys
B. All constitutional lawyers are legal professionals
C. Some legal professionals are constitutional lawyers
D. No attorneys are constitutional lawyers
Answer B
If all constitutional lawyers are attorneys and all attorneys are legal professionals,
then all constitutional lawyers are legal professionals.
, 2. If a candidate wins an election, then the candidate receives more votes than
any opponent. A candidate received more votes than any opponent. Therefore,
the candidate won the election.
This argument commits which error?
A. Modus ponens
B. Affirming the consequent
C. Deductive reasoning
D. Circular reasoning
Answer B
The argument assumes that the outcome guarantees the stated cause.
3. Which evidence most strengthens the claim that legal clinics improve
student performance?
A. Students enjoy attending clinics
B. Students participating in clinics achieve significantly higher assessment scores
C. Clinics are popular
D. More clinics are available
Answer B
Direct evidence of improved academic performance strongly supports the claim.
4. A conclusion that follows necessarily from premises is:
A. Inductive
B. Probabilistic
C. Deductive
D. Speculative
Answer C
Deductive reasoning guarantees the conclusion if the premises are true.