#'s and % questions are giving me headaches

[amccleod]

Good afternoon:

Literally!

I dont know if I am over thinking the question or just not understanding the concepts.

Do I look for the conclusions first?
Do i look for numerical info or percentage info?
Sometimes the question contains both elements.

Could you please explain the rules that need to be applied when I see the a major flaw in the reasoning question.

[Emily Haney-Caron]

Hi amccleod,

Generally, when you come to a flaw in the reasoning question and you're not sure what the flaw is, you want to be looking over the stimulus trying to identify what the possibilities could be. If there are numbers/percentages in the stimulus, you may want to consider that, but only if the numbers/percentages really play a role in/are key to the reasoning. If so, look to see if there is some confusion between numbers and percentages (mistaking one for the other). You might find this really in-depth post helpful: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7547

Also feel free to give us an example of a particular question that illustrates the difficulty you're having, and we can help talk about how to approach it and identify where you might be going wrong (just explain your reasoning for us when you post, so we can help give an explanation tailored to you!).

I'm not totally sure if you were asking about flaw in the reasoning questions generally, or specifically wondering about #% type questions, so also feel free to post clarification if this doesn't quite get at what you were wondering!