Inference & Detail Questions

Detail questions: "According to the passage..." The answer is directly stated. Go back and find it. Don't rely on memory.

Inference questions: "It can be most reasonably inferred..." The answer must follow logically from the text. If you need outside knowledge, it's wrong.

Strategy for both:

1. Identify which part of the passage is relevant

2. Re-read that section carefully

3. Eliminate answers that contradict the passage

4. Eliminate answers that go beyond the passage

5. Pick the most conservative, directly supported answer

LSAT inferences are narrow. The right answer is almost always a modest, careful claim — not a bold extrapolation. If an answer feels like a stretch, it probably is.

Reference:

Wikipedia: Inference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference