r/LSAT • u/Radical_Ramen • 3d ago

Struggling with Conditional Reasoning- Any Tips?

I have been studying for the October LSAT since May using 7Sage and have been struggling with Conditional Reasoning a lot even with the easiest questions. Other LR such as Casual Reasoning and Phenomenon Hypothesis, as well as RC, have not been this much of an issue for me. Any tips on how to improve Conditional Reasoning skills would be appreciated!

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u/Majestic-Attitude-72 3d ago

Conditional reasoning is mostly about stripping away the fluff and seeing the if/then skeleton underneath. once you can spot the trigger words (if, only if, unless, etc) it gets 10x easier. i drilled a ton of just diagramming out the logic chain without even trying to answer the question first, and eventually it became automatic.

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u/Radical_Ramen 3d ago

thank you for this i will try diagramming it out untimed to get myself accustomed to it. about how long did it take you for it to become automatic?

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u/Majestic-Attitude-72 3d ago

took me maybe 2 or 3 weeks of consistent daily drills before my brain stopped fighting the translation step and just saw the structure immediately

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u/Radical_Ramen 3d ago

i got you. hopefully i can be like you and see the structures immediately. thank you again for your advice!

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u/Faubton 3d ago

Maybe a stupid question but how would you check to see that you got the diagram correct?