Phase 1 Close: First Timed LR Section + Mixed Review
Phase 1 Close
Three weeks in: argument anatomy, conditional and causal logic, the question-type map, RC passage mapping, Role and assumption-finding, and answer-choice elimination. Phase 2 starts Monday and runs LR question types by family for nine straight weeks — today confirms the foundation is solid before that begins.
Decision Matrix: Phase 1 Skills, One Table
| Skill | When you reach for it |
|---|---|
| Argument anatomy (Day 2) | Every single LR question, as the first step |
| Conditional logic (Days 4, 8) | Any "if/only if/unless/all/most" language in the stimulus |
| Causal reasoning (Day 9) | Any correlation-to-causation leap in the conclusion |
| Gap-finding (Day 14) | Any question in the assumption family, starting next week |
| RC passage mapping (Days 3, 10, 15) | Every RC passage, on the first read |
| Elimination discipline (Day 16) | Every question where the prephrase doesn't exactly match a choice |
First Timed LR Section
Pull one drill-tier LR section from LawHub and take it timed at 35 minutes, full section conditions, no pausing. Blind-review anything unsure immediately after. Log the result in the Performance panel — this is your second timing data point after Day 12's baseline; the trend between them matters more than either number alone.
Practice items on this page are curriculum-authored in LSAT style; they are not official LSAC questions. Real drilling happens on LawHub — see the assignment below.
Q1. Mixed review: an argument concludes "X causes Y" from a single correlation observed in one small sample. Which family of attack applies?
Q2. An RC question asks for the author's attitude toward a viewpoint reported in paragraph 2. Where do you look for the answer?
Phase 2 begins Monday: Method of Reasoning, the first of roughly twenty LR question types you'll drill one or two at a time for the next nine weeks.