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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823497303321

Autore

Hatch Lisa Zimmer

Titolo

LSAT for dummies / / by Lisa Zimmer Hatch, Scott Hatch, Amy Hackney Blackwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-67845-1

1-118-67812-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Collana

For Dummies

Disciplina

342.076

Soggetti

Law School Admission Test

Law schools - United States - Entrance examinations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Making Everything Easier!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with the LSAT; Chapter 1: The L Team: The LSAT and Its Administrators; Getting to Know the Enemy; Taking a Quick Look at the Types of Questions; Analytical reasoning - playing games with your head; Logical reasoning - putting your arguing skills to good use; Reading comprehension - concentrating and remembering what you read; The writing sample - jumping the final hurdle

You Gotta Score!Registering for the LSAT; Preparing for the LSAT; What really helps; Practice makes perfect; What Have You Done for Me Lately? The LSAC; Creating and administering the LSAT; Aiding in law school applications; Providing other goods and services; Chapter 2: Test-Taking Basics: Setting Yourself Up for Success; Planning Your LSAT Test-Taking Tactics; Maximizing your chances; Taking the straight or the winding road; Filling in the dots; Taking the occasional break; To Guess or Not to Guess; The joy of statistics; Is Choice (B) really best?; Increase your odds: Eliminate the duds

Readying Yourself for BattleWhat to bring; What to leave behind; Life



after the LSAT: What to Do Now?; Yeah, that worked for me; Wait, I can do better than that!; Chapter 3: The Lowdown on Law School Admissions; Choosing a Law School; Where to go for information; Important considerations; Keeping ranking in mind; Filling Out All the Forms - Applying to Law School; Pick more than one; How admissions work; Don't forget the money; Part II: Analytical Reasoning: Following the Rules of the Logic Game; Chapter 4: Gaming the Analytical Reasoning Questions; Analyzing the Analytical Reasoning Section

Setting Yourself Up for Success Step by StepGet the facts, decide between ordering and grouping, and set up your game board; Consider the rules and modify your game board; Answer the questions; Attending to Some Analytical Reasoning Do's; Take time to develop your game board; Pick your battles; Remember that four wrongs make a right; Stay calm; Decide which problem to confront first; Maintain your perspective; Keep practicing; Chapter 5: Proper Placement: Analytical Reasoning Ordering Games; Spotting Ordering Games; Becoming Chairman of the (Game) Board; Putting together the game pieces

Drawing the box chartRecording the rules; Analyzing the rules; Answering Ordering Questions; Substitute condition questions; Completely determined order questions; Ordering the Approach to an Advanced Game; Chapter 6: Type Casting: Grouping Games; Classifying Grouping Games; Following the Rules of Division; Target rules; Joining rules; If/then rules; Expanding the Grouping Game Board; Mastering Practice Grouping Games; An in/out grouping game; A more complex grouping game; Part III: Logical Reasoning: Picking Apart an Argument; Chapter 7: Analyzing Arguments: The Basics of Logical Reasoning

What You Can Expect in the Logical Reasoning Sections

Sommario/riassunto

Increase your score on the LSAT If you''re preparing for law school, your single biggest hurdle is the Law School Admission Test or LSAT. This three and a half hour exam consisting of five multiple choice sections and one timed writing sample can make or break your legal aspirations.  Fortunately, LSAT For Dummies, Premier PLUS 2nd Edition-now with access to practice tests online prepares you for the LSAT by giving you proven test-taking strategies and ample practice opportunities. From the book you''ll gain the vital tools you need to understand the reasoning behind analytical reasoning, get