Where to find the methodological approach to every LR question

[Lindsey02]

Hi,

In everything I have of yours (Bibles/workbooks, webinars, ALR course, podcasts, blog, etc.), you always say that the high scorers can read a question stem and know exactly what steps to take to approach that question and that it is the exact same steps every time -- that it's instantaneous. I've made my own LR study bible as recommended and I've gone through all of the material because I want to get to that point. My problem is where can I find those succinct steps that you say we should know? The bible's review of each type is helpful, but I was hoping for more of a step 1, step 2, etc. so that I can get to that memorized point.

Please let me know where I can find this. Thank you!

[Dave Killoran]

Hi Lindsey,

To the optimal extent possible, we've already done that with the Primary Objectives and then the discussions of each question type. Meaning, that's about as structured as I want it to be because to go further and to make it even more of a checklist would then start to have negative effects for you. The system you use has to have flexibility to adapt to what the test makers do, and so I selected the optimal structure in what I've written and what we teach. For example, analyzing what a premise is can go multiple ways, and you need to know those cold; having a checklist there would slow you down because you need to react in the moment.

One thing that might help if you haven't seen it is our podcast Ep. 96: The LSAT Logical Reasoning Knowledge Test : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DukQaGmrRk. That helps tell you if you know what we think you should know as far as some foundational pieces.

Thanks!