Elimination — Your Default Strategy

On the LSAT, it's often easier to eliminate 4 wrong answers than identify 1 right answer.

Wrong answer patterns in LR:

Out of scope: Introduces something not in the stimulus

Opposite: Does the reverse of what the question asks

Extreme: Uses "all," "never," "must" when stimulus supports "some" or "might"

Irrelevant comparison: Compares things the stimulus doesn't compare

Wrong answer patterns in RC:

Distortion: Takes passage content and twists it

Too narrow: Only covers one detail

Too broad: Goes beyond what the passage says

Discipline: Cross out wrong answers physically (or mentally). Don't re-read them. Commit to elimination.

Reference:

Wikipedia: Elimination

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