LSAT Games --- Help?

[Homer J. Simpson]

I'm having problems with the games (analytical logic) section of the LSAT. I can't seem to get more than 12-14 of this section correct which is keeping my score in the mid 160's. While this score is probably good enough to get into a lot of the schools I considering (U of IL, U of Iowa, wtc.) I really want to improve my score. Does anybody have any good tips? Anybody use any good guides? Do you think this book would help?

[Max Torque]

Yeah, that book looks right on the money, although I haven't read it or looked through it personally.

The "games" section of the LSAT is basically a bunch of logic problems. If you want even more practice, Dell makes several books of logic problems; unfortunately, it seems that they're all out of print. Hit the puzzle sections of some local bookstores, perhaps you can find some. The listing for the first Dell Book of Logic Problems on Amazon has some sample pages you can check out.

[Voyager]

My daughter is getting ready to take this, so I got the Princeton Review guide. I found this reasonable, but I also do a lot of logic problems.

I'm not sure I'd recommend depending too much on doing traditional logic problems, since they are a bit different from the LSAT ones. The LSAT one has a lot of "what if" type questions, which traditional books don't have. They are also easier, since they need to be completed in a short time, while the complicated logic problems will take a bit longer.

So, while I haven't looked at the book you linked to, I think you should definitely go with that rather than with a logic puzzle book.

Do you have any specific problems, or do you just not get some of the questions?

[blainer]

Are you still in college? If you are, audit or transfer into an Intro to Logic class, posthaste! Nothing will help you more.

[NicePete]

The Princeton Review book helped me greatly. I got an 800 on the analytical reasoning section of the GRE last year after spending much time practicing games using TPR's techniques.

Two keys:

-- make good charts (TPR is very helpful in this area)
-- don't forget what's being asked (You don't necessarily have to fill in every blank to answer the question. Stop once you've gotten the answer you need.)

[Nightsong]

Dell still prints the logic problems, in magazine format. Wal-Mart, Borders, Barnes and Noble, or any place that carries a semi-decent selection of magazines should have them. They also have more than just 'traditional' logic problems: math problems, etc., etc.

And I'd second the possibility of blainer's reccomendation of a logic course, probably one with more of a Philosophical base rather than a Mathmatical. (So you're looking at words more than symbols, which should be more helpful.)

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