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Diagramming LSAT Logical Reasoning

Additionally, instead of underling key information, utilize shapes to provide you with an immediate visual clue about why that information is important. Some key information that you should keep track of include negative language, transitions, and quantity/extremes. Try doing the following:

Place triangles around negative language

Keeping track of and working with negative language is a major headache for many test-takers. It is easy to forget that the passage or an answer choice had a "no", "not", or a prefix such as "im-", "il-", or "ir-", and thus you may pick an incorrect choice because of a miniscule error. To keep track of all the negatives that appear on the LSAT, try placing triangles around the negators, such as this:

Negatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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