LSAT Practice Test Practice Questions

A city planner argues: 'The city should add protected bike lanes downtown. In cities that have added them, more residents commute by bicycle, and downtown traffic congestion has declined.' Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the planner's argument?

A museum director says, 'Because attendance increased after the museum began opening on Thursday evenings, the later hours caused the increase.' Which one of the following identifies an assumption required by the director's reasoning?

Passage: 'A historian argues that a collection of unsigned pamphlets was written by a single author because all of the pamphlets use the same unusual metaphor. A critic responds that the metaphor was common in speeches delivered at the time, so shared use of it does not establish common authorship.' The critic's response functions primarily to

Passage: 'Some ecologists once treated urban parks chiefly as isolated fragments of habitat. More recent studies, however, show that birds and insects often move among parks, street trees, and private gardens. The newer work does not imply that every green space is equally valuable; rather, it suggests that the connections among them can affect a city's ecological health.' Which one of the following most accurately states the main point of the passage?

A researcher concludes that a new study technique improves recall because students who used it remembered more terms on a quiz than students who did not. Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion?