LSAT Assumption questions tricks

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How to approach Assumption Questions
Look for gaps between the premises and the conclusion. Go on an Assumption Hunt and spend a few seconds finding any holes in the argument.

Ask yourself why the conclusion is true. Before you progress to the answer choices, try to get feel for what assumptions are necessary to fill the gaps between the premises and the conclusion.

Take note of sweeping language or extreme statements.

Necessary assumptions can wreck an argument.
It’s an assumption (definition: unstated premise) that is necessary for the argument

Let’s put the relationship between argument and necessary assumption in Lawgic and then run the contrapositive.

Argument (valid) –> Necessary Assumption (true)
/Necessary Assumption –> /Argument

In English, this means that when we negate the necessary assumption, the argument falls apart. No necessary assumption, no argument.

Necessary Assumption questions present you with an argument (premises + conclusion) where in order for the conclusion to be valid, there is a necessary (critical) assumption not stated in the argument.

There are two types of Necessary Assumptions (NA).

NA Question Type I: The Shield

Answers to shield type necessary assumption questions protect your argument from being wrecked.

NA Question Type II: The Bridge

Just as the name suggests, these answer choices point out gaps in the logic of the argument. For example, the major premise of the argument might tell you: you edge out your fiercest competitor in a race. The conclusion then claims that you win the race.

Some sample necessary assumption question stems.
1. The argument makes which one of the following assumptions?
2. The argument assumes
3. Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
4. Which one of the following is an assumption that the fund-raiser’s argument depends on?
5. Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
6. Which one of the following is an assumption made by the argument?
7. Which one of the following is an assumption necessary for the critic’s conclusion to be properly drawn?