GRE LSAT Logic Workbook — Book Information

• Why a special book for Analytical Reasoning?
• Special features of the book
• Table of Contents
• Ordering information (Amazon.com)

Why a special book for Analytical Reasoning?

• Analytical Reasoning questions constitute a large portion of both the GRE and LSAT. These questions account for about 25% of the general GRE (80% of the analytical score) and about 25% of the LSAT.

• Analytical Reasoning questions are more difficult for most examinees than any other question type. This is due primarily to the fact that they are presented in a unique format a series of puzzles or logic games which is completely unfamiliar to examinees and which requires a unique methodology.

• More than for any other exam section, you can improve your performance on these questions by learning and practicing specific techniques. Every logic game falls into one of several basic patterns or game types. You can learn to recognize each type of game by examining several games of the same type. Each game type calls for its own unique diagramming approach; by learning each diagramming approach and applying it over and over again, you will notice a substantial improvement in your ability to answer these questions correctly.

Special Features of the Book

• GRE-LSAT Logic Workbook is fully applicable to both exams. Although the total number of logic games (and questions) on these exams differs, the style and difficulty level of the games on the two exams is similar.

• GRE-LSAT Logic Workbook will take you into the mind of the test maker. By exploring all of the types of logic games that the test makers dream up, you will discover that the test makers are really rather predictable. This book will take you on a tour of all game types, starting with those that appear most frequently on the exams. After working through this book from cover to cover, every game on the actual test will look very familiar to you.

• GRE-LSAT Logic Workbook includes a vast number of exercises and games for reinforcement and practice. The only way to ensure that you are not caught off guard or unprepared on the actual exam is to examine and attempt as many different kinds of logic games as possible, applying specific diagramming techniques over and over until they become comfortable, then habitual, then instinctive. This book includes more than 200 examples, mini logic games, and practice sets of every different type and difficulty level. Enough said?

• The practice sets truly reflect the style and difficulty level of the actual exams. Painstaking efforts have been made to simulate as nearly as possible the logic games that appear on the actual exams so that you are not surprised and shocked at the difficulty of the actual exams.

Table of Contents

• What is the key to success on this portion of the exam?
• Are GRE logic games different from LSAT logic games?
• Logic games and the format of the GRE
• Logic games and the format of the LSAT
• Patterns in difficulty level among games within an exam section
• Anatomy of a logic game
• A look at a typical logic game
• Formal logic — everything you need to know for the exam
• How to approach a logic game
• Questions and answers about pacing and time allocation
• How to use the rest of this book

• What is a "Linear Sequence Game"?
• The language of sequencing
• Fixed vs. unfixed sequencing
• How many diagrams are enough?
• Splitting the game in two
• Diagramming techniques and symbols
• Double sequence games
• Sequence formula games
• A note about hybrid games
• Important points to remember

• Warm-Up Exercises
• Mini Logic Games
• Answers and Analysis
• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

PART 3
MATCHING GAMES

• What is "Matching"?
• The matrix game
• The multiple-choice game
• The send-and-receive game
• The random-rule game
• Matching games that contain conditional statements
• Important points to remember

• Warm-Up Exercises
• Mini Logic Games
• Answers and Analysis
• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

PART 4
GROUPING GAMES AND SELECTION GAMES

• What are "Grouping Games" and "Selection Games"?
• Simple grouping games
• Complex grouping games
• Simple selection games
• Complex selection games
• Important points to remember

• Warm-Up Exercises
• Mini Logic Games
• Answers and Analysis
• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

PART 5
HYBRID GAMES

• What are "Hybrid Games"?
• Simple matching-sequencing
• Sequencing pairs of subjects
• Overlapping subjects in a sequence
• Complex matching-sequencing games
• Hybrid games containing conditional statements

• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

PART 6
NON-LINEAR SPATIAL GAMES

• What are "Non-linear Spatial Games"?
• Circle games
• Map games
• Line-and-node games
• Multiple-row games
• Important points to remember

• Mini Logic Games
• Answers and Analysis
• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

PART 7
FLOW-CHART, NUMBER, FAMILY-TREE AND GENETIC GAMES

• Flow-chart games
• Number games
• Family-tree games
• Genetic games
• Important points to remember

• Mini Logic Games
• Answers and Analysis
• Practice Games
• Answers and Analysis

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