Day 85 / 168 Week 15 of 28 Phase 3: RC Deep Dive

Analogy & Application Questions

🕑 ~75 min · Archetype B — RC Deep Dive

Analogy & Application Questions

A new RC type: these ask which real-world scenario would illustrate a principle or relationship described in the passage — the RC cousin of LR's Parallel Reasoning and Principle-Apply.

Match the Relationship, Not the Topic

Same discipline as LR Parallel Reasoning: strip the passage's specific topic and identify the underlying relationship or principle, then find the answer choice with the same underlying shape in a different context.

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 passage describes how a species' population recovered only after its main predator was reintroduced, restoring an ecological balance. Which scenario best illustrates the same underlying relationship?

A. A city's traffic congestion worsened after a major road closed

B. A struggling local bookstore's sales improved after a chain competitor left the area, restoring a healthier market balance

C. A company's profits fell during a recession

D. A student's grades improved after switching schools

Correct answer: B. Both involve balance being restored after a suppressing/competing force returned or left — matching the passage's underlying structural relationship, not just superficial topic similarity.

LawHub drill-tier RC passage, untimed, focused on Analogy/Application questions.

Tomorrow: Strengthen, Weaken, and Principle questions applied to arguments embedded in RC passages.

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