Day 70 / 168 Week 12 of 28 Phase 2: Logical Reasoning Deep Dive

RC Maintenance: Humanities & Social-Science Passages

🕑 ~75 min · Archetype B — RC Deep Dive

RC Maintenance: Humanities & Social-Science Passages

The remaining two RC domains, closing out the domain coverage before Phase 3's dedicated RC weeks. Humanities passages often argue from interpretation and critique; social-science passages blend empirical evidence with policy argument.

1. Humanities: Interpretation as Argument

A humanities passage's "evidence" is often textual or historical interpretation rather than data — track competing interpretations the same way you'd track competing empirical claims.

2. Social Science: Evidence Meets Policy

These passages often move from an empirical finding to a policy implication — watch for the same evidence-to-conclusion gaps you've been trained to spot in LR causal arguments.

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. A social-science passage cites survey data on commuting patterns, then argues a specific transit policy should be adopted. What should you evaluate?

A. Only whether the survey was well-designed

B. Whether the data actually supports the specific policy recommendation, not just whether the data itself is sound

C. The passage's writing style

D. Whether public transit is generally good

Correct answer: B. The key move to check in social-science passages is the step from evidence to policy recommendation — the data can be solid while the leap to a specific policy is still a gap.

LawHub drill-tier RC passage (humanities or social science), untimed.

Tomorrow: the second application-strategy checkpoint, and then Saturday's Phase 2 close.

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