An Integrated Approach
So there you have it: a foundation of Essential Concepts to give you a head
start with Logical Reasoning. You’ve probably noticed by now that these concepts are
not mutually exclusive—for example, spotting a bait and switch can alert you to
unknowables; recognizing a claim of cause and effect can lead you to consider
alternatives; formal logic statements (which we’ll discuss later) may key you in to
necessary and sufficient conditions, and so on. Understanding the Essential Concepts
and the connections between them is all part of our integrated approach to Logical
Reasoning. That integrated approach extends to the question types too, as you’ll see
that those are interconnected in many important ways as well. Meanwhile, if you’ve
seriously thought through these examples, excellent!—now you’re beginning to think
like a lawyer (or at least the way the LSAT creators believe a first-year law
student should think).