Method of Reasoning Questions.

What Method of Reasoning questions ask

Our plain-English paraphrase of the task in the first 50 of the 101 Method of Reasoning questions in PrepTests 101–159 (paraphrases, not LSAC’s copyrighted stems — use the table above to locate each question in your own materials):

1. PT101 S2 Q3 — Describe how the argument reaches its conclusion.
2. PT101 S3 Q3 — Identify P's argumentative strategy against M.
3. PT101 S3 Q17 — Describe the method the passage's argument uses.
4. PT102 S4 Q19 — Describe the method Anika's response uses.
5. PT102 S4 Q21 — Identify Paul's argumentative technique against Sarah.
6. PT103 S2 Q17 — Identify the criticism the commissioner's argument is least open to.
7. PT103 S3 Q2 — Identify a reasoning technique the argument employs.
8. PT103 S3 Q16 — Describe how the argument proceeds.
9. PT104 S1 Q6 — Describe how Anna's argument proceeds.
10. PT104 S1 Q15 — Describe how Keisha replies to Tony's argument.
11. PT104 S4 Q12 — Describe how Q responds to P's position.
12. PT104 S4 Q21 — Determine how the argument handles its counterexample.
13. PT105 S1 Q13 — Identify how the passage establishes the artist's obligation.
14. PT105 S4 Q20 — Describe how Marta responds to James's argument.
15. PT106 S1 Q7 — Describe how the clinic administrator responds to the auditor.
16. PT106 S3 Q7 — Describe how Tiya's response relates to Sam's argument.
17. PT106 S3 Q10 — Identify how Ralph responds to Laura.
18. PT107 S1 Q2 — Describe the smoker's response to the politician.
19. PT107 S1 Q12 — Describe the argumentative strategy used.
20. PT108 S2 Q10 — Describe how Lucy responds to Mario.
21. PT108 S3 Q13 — Describe the merchant's response to the manager's argument.
22. PT108 S3 Q25 — Identify the technique the primatologist uses against the anthropologist.
23. PT109 S1 Q2 — Identify the argumentative technique Sheila uses.
24. PT109 S3 Q12 — Identify the argumentative technique used.
25. PT110 S2 Q8 — Identify how the pilot counters the conservationist.
26. PT110 S3 Q8 — Identify Dr. Carabella's strategy in responding to Dr. Jones.
27. PT111 S1 Q5 — Identify how the opponent's argument proceeds.
28. PT111 S1 Q11 — Identify how the linguist's argument proceeds.
29. PT111 S4 Q25 — Identify how Stephen responds to Zachary.
30. PT112 S1 Q1 — Identify Ruth's technique in countering Joanna's argument.
31. PT112 S1 Q7 — Identify the argumentative strategy the argument employs.
32. PT112 S3 Q8 — Describe how the essayist defends the definition against the objection.
33. PT112 S3 Q24 — Identify the strategy used to criticize the newspaper article.
34. PT113 S2 Q10 — Describe what Carla does in disputing Mark's position.
35. PT113 S2 Q13 — Describe how Aiesha responds to Adam's argument.
36. PT113 S4 Q10 — Describe how Lydia's argument proceeds.
37. PT113 S4 Q24 — Describe how Sheila's statement relates to Robert's argument.
38. PT115 S2 Q4 — Describe how Julia's response functions.
39. PT115 S4 Q3 — Describe how Mary responds to Tom's argument.
40. PT115 S4 Q8 — Describe how Ruth answers Jorge's criticism.
41. PT118 S1 Q4 — Identify what the columnist's argument does.
42. PT118 S1 Q7 — Describe how the argument proceeds.
43. PT118 S4 Q12 — Describe how the columnist's argument proceeds.
44. PT119 S2 Q17 — Describe the analyst's strategy against the legislator's argument.
45. PT119 S3 Q10 — Identify the strategy used to criticize Fred's reasoning.
46. PT120 S1 Q10 — Describe how the editorial undermines the causal argument's conclusion.
47. PT120 S3 Q20 — Describe a technique used in the philosopher's argument.
48. PT122 S4 Q15 — Describe how the argument proceeds.
49. PT123 S2 Q20 — Describe Gamba's argumentation strategy.
50. PT124 S3 Q24 — Describe how the professor's argument proceeds.

Method of Reasoning questions, briefly