Conditional Reasoning books Forum

[Aurelius85]

Hey everyone,

At the moment I'm slogging away through LR using the Cambridge LR handbook. However, the LR problems that are the toughest are obviously the conditional reasoning problems. To help me get a better grip on conditional reasoning problems, I was wondering if anyone knew of a handbook or workbook that is entirely conditional reasoning. Cambridge makes LR, LG, and RC bundles, but do they make a handbook covering just conditional reasoning? Or is there another resource that contains conditional reasoning problems exclusively. The Cambridge LR handbook has conditional reasoning problems sprinkled throughout, but I'm looking for something with nothing but conditional reasoning. I've looked on Amazon and I've searched through TLS, but I haven't found anything. Maybe I'm asking for too much, but I thought I'd ask just the same. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Binghamton1018]

Hey there, I just passed a similar hurdle in my studies for the June exam. Cambridge does indeed make a conditional reasoning packet for sale on their website. It is under the heading Problem sets> logical reasoning > then scroll down third from the bottom. It is listed at $15. As far as recognizing and learning conditionals I used Powerscore's chapter on conditional reasoning, the trainer's section on conditional reasoning, Powerscore's LR flashcards, this tis link: http://www.top-law-schools.com/conditio ... oning.html and a few other resources I cobbled together in a folder (Dave Hall's google doc on conditionals.) Once a week I dedicate an hour and a half to making sure I know my conditionals through drills: pages 127-128 LRB 151-152 LRB.


-Have a great day!

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[RZ5646]

Diagram stimuli with complicated logic, just like in LG. If you see a bunch of conditional statements in a row, that's a sign screaming "diagram me!"

[Aurelius85]

Hey there, I just passed a similar hurdle in my studies for the June exam. Cambridge does indeed make a conditional reasoning packet for sale on their website. It is under the heading Problem sets> logical reasoning > then scroll down third from the bottom. It is listed at $15. As far as recognizing and learning conditionals I used Powerscore's chapter on conditional reasoning, the trainer's section on conditional reasoning, Powerscore's LR flashcards, this tis link: http://www.top-law-schools.com/conditio ... oning.html and a few other resources I cobbled together in a folder (Dave Hall's google doc on conditionals.) Once a week I dedicate an hour and a half to making sure I know my conditionals through drills: pages 127-128 LRB 151-152 LRB.


-Have a great day!

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Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it. Stupid me, I hadn't thought of looking on their website. As far as actually learning the material, at the moment I've got an okay understanding of conditional reasoning. It's not great, but I'm not lost or confused like I was at the beginning. Like you, I used the Powerscore Bible, but the LSAT Trainer is what really helped me get it. At the moment, I'm doing 3-4 questions from question type in the Cambridge LR book as a way to prep for my first PT since my diagnostic, and I've noticed that I haven't looked at any conditional reasoning questions in awhile (2-3 weeks). So that's why I'm looking for extra practice material, I've got to keep it fresh in my mind or else that particular skill will get rusty as I tackle more and more different types of problems. Again, thanks for the help

[Aurelius85]

Diagram stimuli with complicated logic, just like in LG. If you see a bunch of conditional statements in a row, that's a sign screaming "diagram me!"

I do diagram, but not all questions require diagramming, especially if they're simple conditional reasoning. My problem is that the less conditional reasoning problems I do in a span of a few weeks, the more time it takes me to understand argument and thus answer the question accurately and in a timely fashion. That's why I'm looking for a resources that has nothing but conditional reasoning, that way I can keep those skills fresh and sharp.