What is Logical Reasoning?
The Logical Reasoning (LR) section of the LSAT tests your ability to analyze the logical foundations of a given argument. While knowledge of some formal logic principles can be helpful on some Logical Reasoning questions, you certainly don’t need prior training in formal logic in order to succeed on the LR section. Rather, your success will be dictated almost entirely by your ability to read effectively and critically. Much of this book will be dedicated to building your reading skills in the context of LR questions. Here is an example of a typical LR question: February 1994, Section 4, #18 Advertisement: Attention pond owners! Ninety-eight percent of mosquito larvae in a pond die within minutes after the pond has been treated with BTI. Yet BTI is not toxic to fish, birds, animals, plants, or beneficial insects. So by using BTI regularly to destroy their larvae, you can greatly reduce populations of pesky mosquitos that hatch in your pond, and you can do so without diminishing the popu
