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I was puzzled by the site only talking about two kinds of sections on the LSAT, so did some checking. In 2024 they dropped the analytic reasoning section. Now

by tzs 1y ago

I was puzzled by the site only talking about two kinds of sections on the LSAT, so did some checking. In 2024 they dropped the analytic reasoning section. Now it just tests logical reasoning and reading comprehension.

jmogly 1y ago
Mixed on this — I personally struggled with logic games, being dyslexic, the diagrams would easily get mixed up. On the other hand, an extra logical reasoning section could really beat the crap out of you mentally. Wonder what people who have taken both versions think?
- tzs 1y ago
  Funny thing about the logic games. I aced that section and enjoyed them. A few weeks after the test I was looking at the magazine rack at the grocery store, and saw a magazine called "Dell Logic Puzzles". I took a look inside and it was full of the same kind of logic games as on the LSAT, with 5 different difficulty levels. From the ads in the magazine it was clear that the target audience for this was old ladies. I bought it figuring that since I had aced those puzzles on the LSAT (and on all my practice tests beforehand) I'd have no trouble with any of the puzzles in the magazine, but the harder ones might provide some mild amusement. Man was I wrong. I could barely do the level 1 puzzles.
  - jmogly 1y ago
    Haha, I could imagine. The logic games in the LSAT aren’t particularly “hard” as much as they’re just uncommon. You’re kind of just applying procedural rules, like a human calculator. I suppose if you enjoy it as an activity, the LSAT logic games must be like child’s play.
apparent 1y ago
This was because of a lawsuit brought by a blind student. IMO they should let students who are blind, and perhaps dyslexic, have an accommodation that skips this section and grades them just on the remaining sections. Getting rid of the section for everyone seems like an extreme reaction, and may have contributed to the LSAT inflation in recent years.

by tzs 1y ago

jmogly 1y ago

Mixed on this — I personally struggled with logic games, being dyslexic, the diagrams would easily get mixed up. On the other hand, an extra logical reasoning section could really beat the crap out of you mentally. Wonder what people who have taken both versions think?

tzs 1y ago
Funny thing about the logic games. I aced that section and enjoyed them. A few weeks after the test I was looking at the magazine rack at the grocery store, and saw a magazine called "Dell Logic Puzzles". I took a look inside and it was full of the same kind of logic games as on the LSAT, with 5 different difficulty levels. From the ads in the magazine it was clear that the target audience for this was old ladies. I bought it figuring that since I had aced those puzzles on the LSAT (and on all my practice tests beforehand) I'd have no trouble with any of the puzzles in the magazine, but the harder ones might provide some mild amusement. Man was I wrong. I could barely do the level 1 puzzles.
- jmogly 1y ago
  Haha, I could imagine. The logic games in the LSAT aren’t particularly “hard” as much as they’re just uncommon. You’re kind of just applying procedural rules, like a human calculator. I suppose if you enjoy it as an activity, the LSAT logic games must be like child’s play.

apparent 1y ago

This was because of a lawsuit brought by a blind student. IMO they should let students who are blind, and perhaps dyslexic, have an accommodation that skips this section and grades them just on the remaining sections. Getting rid of the section for everyone seems like an extreme reaction, and may have contributed to the LSAT inflation in recent years.