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    1 MANHATTAN PREP LSAT Logic Games Strategy Guide This comprehensive guide breaks down the Logic Games section and arms you with the tools to tackle any game. Written to be a teacher-in-a-book, this guide also includes numerous drills and solutions to push you to your top form.

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    3 Acknowledgements A great number of people were involved in the creation of the book you are holding. Our Manhattan Prep resources are based on the continuing experiences of our instructors and students. The overall vision for this edition was rooted in the content expertise of Brian Birdwell, Laura Damone, Dmitry Farber, Scott Miller, Matt Sherman, Matt Shinners, and Noah Teitelbaum, who determined what strategies to cover and how to weave them into a cohesive whole. Misti Duvall and Dmitry Farber updated this edition for the new digital format of the LSAT, and Stacey Koprince served as a sounding board during this process. Derek Frankhouser lent his deft hand to the layout of this edition. Matthew Callan coordinated the production work. Once the manuscript was done, Laura Damone edited and Nomi Beesen proofread the guide. Carly Schnur designed the covers.

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    4 LSAT Logic Games: Strategy Guide + Online Resources, 6th Edition Retail ISBN: 978-1-5062-6562-9 Course ISBN: 978-1-5062-6564-3 Retail eISBN: 978-1-5062-6563-6 Course eISBN: 978-1-5062-6565-0 Copyright © 2020 MG Prep, Inc. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or web distribution—without the prior written permission of the publisher, MG Prep, Inc. All actual LSAT questions printed within this work are used with the permission of Law School Admission Council, Inc., Box 2000, Newtown, PA 18940, the copyright owner. LSAC does not review or endorse specific test preparation materials or services, and inclusion of licensed LSAT questions within this work does not imply the review or endorsement of LSAC. Each copyrighted logic game appearing in this book has been labeled to help you identify when it was administered on an official LSAT and where in the test form you can find it. Copyrighted LSAT games indicate both the PrepTest number and game number as it appeared on that LSAT. Question numbering has been preserved from the official PrepTest. Layout Design: Derek Frankhouser

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    5 Strategy Guide Series LSAT Logic Games (ISBN: 978-1-5062-6562-9) LSAT Reading Comprehension (ISBN: 978-1-5062-6570-4) LSAT Logical Reasoning (ISBN: 978-1-5062-6566-7)

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    6 February 4, 2020 Dear Student, Thank you for picking up a copy LSAT Logic Games . I hope this book provides just the guidance you need to get the most out of your LSAT studies. At Manhattan Prep, we continually aspire to provide the best instructors and resources possible. If you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email our Student Services team at lsat@manhattanprep.com or give us a shout at 212-721-7400 (or 800-576-4628 in the United States or Canada). We try to keep all our books free of errors, but if you think we’ve goofed, please visit manhattanprep.com/LSAT/errata. Our Manhattan Prep Strategy Guides are based on the continuing experiences of both our instructors and our students. The authorship of the 6th Edition LSAT Logic Games guide was a collaborative effort by instructors Brian Birdwell, Laura Damone, Scott Miller, Matt Sherman, Matt Shinners, and Noah Teitelbaum. Project management was led by Matthew Callan. Finally, we are indebted to all of the Manhattan Prep students who have given us excellent feedback over the years. This book wouldn’t be half of what it is without their voice. And now that you are one of our students too, please chime in! I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again and best of luck preparing for the LSAT! Sincerely,

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    7 Chris Ryan Executive Director, Product Strategy www.manhattanprep.com/lsat 138 West 25th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Tel: 800-576-4628 Fax: 646-514-7425

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    8 HEY! DID YOU KNOW? YOU JUST GAINED ACCESS TO ATLAS, YOUR ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM Atlas will give you access to a host of additional resources, including: A free, full-length practice exam, complete with performance analytics and thorough explanations Additional drills to hone your skills and test-wide strategies for maximizing your performance Bonus lessons for each section of the exam

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    9 HOW TO ACCESS ATLAS IF YOU PURCHASED THIS GUIDE FROM MANHATTAN PREP’S ONLINE STORE: Your resources are already in your account! Go to www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/studentcenter and log in with the same username and password you used to create your account. IF YOU PURCHASED THIS GUIDE AT A RETAIL LOCATION: Go to www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/access and follow the instructions on the screen. Online resource access can only be granted for a single account; the guide cannot be registered a second time for a different account. You have one year from the date of purchase to complete your registration.

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    10 TABLE of CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Basic Ordering Drill It: Basic Ordering Diagrams Drill It: Basic Ordering Inferences and The Big Pause Drill It: Inferences in the Questions 3. Conditional Logic 101 Drill It: The Contrapositive 4. Relative Ordering Drill It: Relative Ordering Setups Drill It: Tree Inferences Drill It: Possible Arrangements Drill It: Relative Ordering Frames 5. 3D Ordering Drill It: 3D Ordering Setups Drill It: Rule Questions 6. Ordering Twists Drill It: Ordering Mismatch Setups 7. Conditional Logic 202 Drill It: Advanced Conditional Statements 8. Timing Mixed Practice: Set 1

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    11 9. In/Out Grouping Drill It: Mini Logic Chain Setups 1 Drill It: Mini Logic Chain Setups 2 Drill It: Mini Logic Chain Setups 3 Mixed Practice: Set 2 10. Basic Grouping Drill It: Rule Juggling 11. Open Grouping Drill It: Open Grouping Setups Mixed Practice: Set 3 12. 3D Grouping Drill It: Confronting Subgroups 13. Grouping Twists Drill It: Grouping with Subgroups Drill It: Grouping with Mismatch Mixed Practice: Set 4 14. Hybrid Games Drill It: Hybrid Setups Mixed Practice: Mini Sets 5.1 & 5.2 15. Conclusion Appendix A: Coached Replays Appendix B: Logic Game Solutions PrepTests 40–42

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    12 Chapter 1 Introduction

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    13 In This Chapter… Logic Games A Quick Vocabulary Lesson Logic Games and the Digital LSAT Game Types Game Twists From Here to 170+ How to Read This Book if You’re Already Really Good at Logic Games

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    14 Logic Games The Logic Games section of the LSAT is designed to test your ability to organize lots of pieces of information and then to make inferences—to figure out what must be true based on the given facts. When you get past the often ridiculous details—patients in a waiting room, dogs at the groomers, clowns in cars—it’s not too hard to see how this section is testing skills used by law students. In law school, you’ll be asked to organize lots of information, and you’ll be asked to draw many inferences. And, if you are working during law school, you might even be putting dogs in order. In order to do well on the Logic Games section, you need to be organized and consistent. You also need to be creative and flexible. These characteristics might seem like polar opposites, but, in fact, being organized is what will allow you to be creative, just as being consistent will allow you to be flexible. The Logic Games (LG) section of the LSAT is often more intimidating to students than Reading Comprehension (RC) and Logical Reasoning (LR). Few of us have played more than the occasional Sudoku puzzle, but all of us have read passages and answered questions about them. And it’s safe to say that all of us have had to reason logically. This intimidation factor actually works in your favor. With the proper preparation, you will be confident during a section that leaves many people cowering on test day. Dramatic improvements on this section are definitely possible, but it’s hard to do this alone! So commit to mastering this crazy section; we’re right beside you. By the way, it’s not smart to start our relationship with a lie, so we must confess that the Logic Games section of the LSAT is really called “Analytical Reasoning.” But that’s the last time we’ll ever refer to Logic Games by the official name. Where Logic Games Fit in the Big Picture

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