Formal Logic Problems

[saranash1]

What are formal logic problems?

I don't remember learning about these specific question types in the weekend course. If its in the book would you possibly be able to give me the page?

Thanks

[David Boyle]

What are formal logic problems?

I don't remember learning about these specific question types in the weekend course. If its in the book would you possibly be able to give me the page?

Thanks

Hello saranash1,

I'm not sure formal logic is in the weekend course, but you may be able to look on the PowerScore online center for material, around lesson 8.
In fact, excerpting from some of that material: "Formal Logic is simply a standard way of translating relationships into symbols . . . . On the LSAT, the basis for Formal Logic relationships are terms such as 'all,' 'none,' 'some,' and 'most.'"

Hope that helps,
David

[Jon Denning]

Just to confirm: (1) Strict Formal Logic is a very infrequently tested idea on the LSAT, at around only 2% of LR questions. So on average 1-2 per LSAT. So we do not include a discussion of them in the Weekend Course, because the time required to teach them would be grossly disproportionate to the weight they carry on the test. That is, imagine spending 2 hours examining Formal Logic (about 13% of the course) to better grasp an idea that represents, typically, less than 1% of your LSAT score. Simply put: course time is much better spent elsewhere; (2) Most of the questions people label as Formal Logic are just Conditional Reasoning questions, which are covered in depth in the weekend course. And rightfully so, given that sufficient and necessary ideas appear in about 12-13% of LR questions, and generally in several of the games as well.