Time: 35 minutes
Format: 22-24 questions
Topics Tested: Basic Logic, Systems of Order,
and Outcomes
Few things inspire more fear in the hearts of LSAT test takers
than Analytical Reasoning, affectionately known as Logic Games.
Partly, it's because the skills tested on the section seem so
unfamiliar. You need to turn a game's information to your
advantage by organizing your thinking and spotting key
deductions—and that's not easy to do.
What's the objective?
Logic Games are designed to measure your ability to understand
a structure of relationships and to draw conclusions from it. You
will be asked to make deductions from a set of statements, rules,
or conditions that describe relationships among entities such as
persons, places things or events. These questions simulate the
kinds of detailed analyses of relationships that law students
must perform in solving legal problems.
The section accounts for approximately 25 percent of your
score. Common types of games include sequencing, grouping, and
matching. The questions are designed to test how rules create
systems of order and limit possible outcomes. The keys to success
on logic games are attention to detail and maintaining awareness
of multiple facts simultaneously.
