Lsat for Dummies - Book + 5 Practice Tests Online

Informationen zum Autor Scott A. Hatch, JD, and Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, have helped thousands of students confront standardized tests with confidence and achieve success. They have coached paralegals and other legal professionals with live-lecture, online, DVD, and independent-study courses through more than 300 universities. Klappentext Get on the right side of your Law School Admission TestIt's an unbreakable rule that to get into the majority of law schools or practice state law anywhere in the U.S., you must pass the dreaded LSAT. Designed to be the most objective measure of student ability available--unlike a much more subjective GPA--it's the ultimate standardized test. This makes it relatively straightforward to prep for, and prep you must! This revised and totally updated new edition of LSAT For Dummies has everything you need to get ready to take - and take down - the LSAT. With it, you'll make an irrefutable case why you should be admitted to the school of your dreams.In a friendly, logical style, expert authors Scott and Lisa Hatch --who have coached thousands of students for LSAT success--cover the core concepts, smart strategies, and mental approaches you need to succeed. You'll also find plenty of opportunities to apply your enhanced argumentative muscle, analytical reasoning, and essay-writing and reading comprehension skills in full-length practice tests--all recalibrated in this new edition to account for the new computer-based exam format.* Take 3 full-length practice tests (one online) plus additional practice questions* Consolidate your knowledge in content review sections* Compare your answers to sample answers and explanations* Get 1-year access to an online test-bank for further practiceWith up to forty percent of students failing the LSAT each year, you need a solid study plan to conquer it. This book - with companion practice tests online - has you covered. Zusammenfassung Get on the right side of your Law School Admission TestIt's an unbreakable rule that to get into the majority of law schools or practice state law anywhere in the U.S., you must pass the dreaded LSAT. Designed to be the most objective measure of student ability available--unlike a much more subjective GPA--it's the ultimate standardized test. This makes it relatively straightforward to prep for, and prep you must! This revised and totally updated new edition of LSAT For Dummies has everything you need to get ready to take - and take down - the LSAT. With it, you'll make an irrefutable case why you should be admitted to the school of your dreams.In a friendly, logical style, expert authors Scott and Lisa Hatch --who have coached thousands of students for LSAT success--cover the core concepts, smart strategies, and mental approaches you need to succeed. You'll also find plenty of opportunities to apply your enhanced argumentative muscle, analytical reasoning, and essay-writing and reading comprehension skills in full-length practice tests--all recalibrated in this new edition to account for the new computer-based exam format.* Take 3 full-length practice tests (one online) plus additional practice questions* Consolidate your knowledge in content review sections* Compare your answers to sample answers and explanations* Get 1-year access to an online test-bank for further practiceWith up to forty percent of students failing the LSAT each year, you need a solid study plan to conquer it. This book - with companion practice tests online - has you covered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with the LSAT 5Chapter 1: The L Team: The LSAT and Its Administrators 7Chapter 2: Test-Taking Basics: Setting Yourself Up for Success 17Chapter 3: The Lowdown on Law School Admissions 25Part 2: Analytical Reasoning: Following the Rules of the Logic Game 33Chapter 4: Gaming the Analytical Reasoning Questions 35Chapter 5: Proper Placement: Analytical Reasoning Ord...

List of contents

Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Getting Started with the LSAT 5
 
Chapter 1: The L Team: The LSAT and Its Administrators 7
 
Chapter 2: Test-Taking Basics: Setting Yourself Up for Success 17
 
Chapter 3: The Lowdown on Law School Admissions 25
 
Part 2: Analytical Reasoning: Following the Rules of the Logic Game 33
 
Chapter 4: Gaming the Analytical Reasoning Questions 35
 
Chapter 5: Proper Placement: Analytical Reasoning Ordering Games 47
 
Chapter 6: Type Casting: Grouping Games 63
 
Part 3: Logical Reasoning: Picking Apart an Argument 77
 
Chapter 7: Analyzing Arguments: The Basics of Logical Reasoning 79
 
Chapter 8: Conclusions, Inferences, Assumptions, and Flaws in Logical Reasoning Questions 87
 
Chapter 9: Strengthening and Weakening Arguments 95
 
Chapter 10: Examining Other Logical Reasoning Question Types 103
 
Part 4: Reading Comprehension: Read 'Em but Don't Weep 115
 
Chapter 11: Rites of Passage(s): Types of Reading Passages and Questions 117
 
Chapter 12: Safe Landing: Mastering the Approach to Reading Comprehension 127
 
Part 5: The Writing Sample: Penning a Persuasive Argument 143
 
Chapter 13: Pick a Side, Any Side: Responding to the Writing Sample Prompt 145
 
Chapter 14: Practice Writing Samples 151
 
Part 6: The Real Deal: Full-Length Practice LSATs 155
 
Chapter 15: Some Rainy-Day "Fun": LSAT Practice Exam 1 157
 
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 195
 
Chapter 17: Perfecting with Practice: LSAT Practice Exam 2 233
 
Chapter 18: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 273
 
Chapter 19: Even More "Fun": LSAT Practice Exam 3 307
 
Chapter 20: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 345
 
Part 7: The Part of Tens 385
 
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Myths about the LSAT 387
 
Chapter 22: Ten Kinds of Law You Can Practice 391
 
Index 395

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Zimmer Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch Hatch, SA Hatch, Scott Hatch, Scott A Hatch, Scott A. Hatch, Scott A. Hatch Hatch, Hatch Lisa Zimmer, Hatch Scott A.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781119716273
• ISBN: 978-1-119-71627-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Prüfungsvorbereitung, test prep, GMAT, LSAT Prep, Prüfungsvorbereitung / GMAT, LSAT, LSAT