Formulas for Logic Games?

[LSAT_Man]

I'm starting out by studying for the LSAT in my Freshman year of college since I'm planning on going to law school. When I looked over some practice questions I thought maybe formulas would be helpful. I'm new to studying for this exam so I don't know if that's the case. What do you think? Is it possible to make formulas for the different types of questions or are they not rigid enough for doing that? Is it also faster to do it without formulas?

[Dave Killoran]

Hi LSAT Man!

Actually, you aren't far off the right path here. What we use are certain formulas in the form of common rule representations, inference patterns, and basic setup approaches to each game. When combined, they are much like formulas, although they only provide a framework for solving each game, and there are always individual variations that have to be accounted for. But the principle is to know as much as you can before starting, which then makes the setup faster and easier.

We discuss those patterns and representations in our courses and in the Logic Games Bible. Given where you are, the LG Bible might be a good handbook to pick up since it does all the work do decoding what the test makers are doing.

Thanks and good luck!