Thursday, January 19, 2012

Lsat Logic Games - How Can Lsat Logic Games Have anyone to do With Law School

Lsat Logic Games

How Can Lsat Logic Games Have anyone to Do With Law School?

Here's a typical Lsat Logic Games question:

Nine housewives - Alice, Barbara, Carol, Delores, Evelyn, Francis, Gertrude, Hillary, and Ingrid - will be shopping at Safeway this week. They may shop on either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Exactly three housewives will shop on each of these days. The following conditions apply:

1. Barbara will shop on Tuesday.

2. Carol and Francis must shop on the same day.

3. Alice and Evelyn must shop on the same day.

4. Gertrude and Hillary cannot shop on the same day.

5. Barbara and Ingrid cannot shop on the same day.

6. Carol and Ingrid cannot shop on the same day.

If Alice shops on Tuesday, and Carol shops on Monday, which of the following must be true?

A. Gertrude shops on Monday.

B. Gertrude shops on Wednesday.

C. Hillary shops on Monday.

D. Delores shops on Wednesday.

E. Francis shops on Wednesday.

I'm not going to waste all of our time by explaining why, but the literal, sass is D (Delores shops on Wednesday). I have neither the patience nor the expertise to teach you how to reach this solution, but if you want to excel on the Law School Admission Test (Lsat) you had better be able to sass any question like that within 30-40 seconds.

Is this unmistakably possible? Yes, by seeking expert education and taking hundreds of Lsat custom tests, you can expert the Lsat Logic Games.

Which brings us back to the question posted in the subtitle: How can this have anyone to do with law school?

Well, I don't have any inside information, but the Lsat in general is designed to address skills and abilities that are carefully vital for success in law school (note, not in the legal profession). The Logic Games section in single addresses the prospective law student's quality to comprehend complex factual scenarios, analyze arguments and reach trustworthy conclusions - largely by elimination weaker positions.

I can attest that these skills are unmistakably prominent to your law school success. Obviously, facts like those in the question above have nothing to do with law school or legal practice. The intellectual quality to deal with such situations, however, is unmistakably necessary.

The thing about law school, and the Lsat, that is fortunate for those of us who may be less-than-brilliant, is that all you need to know is in the question. You don't need to know the quadratic equation, the elements in the periodic table or any other background information. You must naturally analyze the data you are given and reach the best conclusion.

The custom of law is very similar, but we'll get to that in a few years...

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