Additional Problem Sets for Specific Question Types

[acheung]

Hi! I was wondering whether there were any question-specific problem sets that PowerScore has in addition to the one offered in the coursebook. (Perhaps in the workbook?) Also, are there more drills with formal logic/complex conditional reasoning?

I wanted to drill specific question types because of the difficulty I've been having. I'm struggling with MBT, PR, and Flaw questions in particular. I'm really worried about MBT b/c I'm having issues with those questions in RC as well.

As a side note, I was wondering how you would apply the Fact Test. On MBT questions, I noticed that I usually just went through the question, eliminated losers and chose between the contenders, an overall terrible strategy (I didn't realize I was doing this until I thought more closely about it). For the Fact Test, would the correct strategy be to use it for every contender, trying to prove that the contender is true?

[Dave Killoran]

Hi A,

Thanks for the questions! for the problem sets, it depends on what materials you already have. If you have the LSAT Bibles, then it's the Workbooks and Training Types you want (http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/279 ... type-books). If you are in a course, there are many more problems still coming You might also find some of the thoughts I put down here useful when considering how you are obtaining value from the questions you are completing: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15044.

As far as the Fact Test, it's a basic hurdle that any First Family answer choice must pass. The answer must be able to meet the Fact Test, which is a simple question of, "Did what this part of the answer choice claim happened, actually happen?" Not could it happen or is it possible, or even is it likely to happen, but must it be the case based on what you read. It's not that you are trying to prove an answer choice as true but rather that it's the other way around, and the answer must prove itself worthy. If you ever find yourself stretching to justify an answer in a Must Be True question, it's usually wrong. Must answer have a quality of inevitability to them—based on what occurred in the stimulus, the correct answer must follow and must occur. that's actually a very high bar to pass!

Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!