LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
LSAT
Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Argumentative Writing, with original questions throughout.
AI-drafted · awaiting expert reviewThe LSAT as LSAC gives it from August 2024 through June 2027: four 35-minute multiple-choice sections (one scored Reading Comprehension, two scored Logical Reasoning, one unscored variable section) and the separately taken, unscored LSAT Argumentative Writing, described for the 2026–2027 testing year, in which most test takers sit the multiple-choice test at a Prometric test center. LSAC has announced a three-section format with embedded unscored questions from the August 2027 test; the first lesson describes it. Facts verified on lsac.org on 9 November 2026.
A complete, original course for the LSAT as it is given today. Logical Reasoning is taught family by family, following the skills LSAC lists: the parts of an argument and its method, the formal logic of conditions and quantifiers, assumptions, strengthening and weakening, flaws, inferences, explanations, points of disagreement, principles, and parallel reasoning and analogy. Reading Comprehension covers structure and main point, details and inferences, the author's attitude, application and new information, and comparative passage pairs. Argumentative Writing gets its own unit, with original prompts in LSAC's described format, a rubric in our own words and model essays. Every lesson has worked examples, common traps and a Check yourself list, and every practice question has a full explanation of why the right answer is right and why each tempting wrong answer is wrong. A full-length practice test mirrors the three scored sections and their timing, with an Argumentative Writing task. Use it alongside LSAC's free official PrepTests on LawHub.
About the exam
- The multiple-choice LSAT has four 35-minute sections: one scored Reading Comprehension section, two scored Logical Reasoning sections, and one unscored variable section, which can be Reading Comprehension or Logical Reasoning and can come at any point. A 10-minute intermission follows the second section. LSAC says the test takes about 3 hours for standard test takers.Specifications of the LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing · Types of LSAT Questions · Frequently Asked Questions about the LSAT
- Scores rest on 27 scored Reading Comprehension questions and two sections of 25 scored Logical Reasoning questions each. The unscored section lets LSAC try out questions for future tests, and LSAC does not tell test takers which questions are unscored.Starting August 2027, the LSAT Will Look a Little Different but Still Test the Same Skills in the Same Ways · Specifications of the LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing · The LSAT Will Look a Little Different Starting August 2027
- Since the August 2024 test, a second scored Logical Reasoning section has replaced the Analytical Reasoning ("logic games") section.What to Expect Starting With the August 2024 LSAT
- Logical Reasoning: each short passage, drawn from sources such as newspapers, magazines, scholarly writing, advertisements and informal discussion, has one question (occasionally two) with five answer choices. LSAC lists ten skills, from recognizing the parts of an argument and detecting assumptions to identifying flaws, principles and explanations.Logical Reasoning · Logical Reasoning Sample Questions
- Reading Comprehension: four sets, each a passage or a comparative pair followed by five to eight questions, with three or four single passages and one comparative pair or none, from the humanities, social sciences, biological and physical sciences, and law-related areas.Reading Comprehension · Reading Comprehension Sample Questions
- Scoring: your raw score is the number of questions you answer correctly; every question counts the same and wrong answers are not deducted. It is converted to a scale of 120 to 180. Your score report also shows a score band, reflecting the measurement error in any single score, and a percentile rank against test takers of the previous three testing years.LSAT Scoring · LSAT Score Bands
- LSAT Argumentative Writing presents one debatable issue with three or four perspectives; you take a position and address some of the others. Most test takers have 50 minutes: 15 for prewriting analysis (you may move on after 5) and 35 for the essay. It is unscored, but an approved writing sample must be on file before your score is released, and it is sent to the law schools you apply to.LSAT Argumentative Writing · Specifications of the LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing · Frequently Asked Questions about LSAT Argumentative Writing
- Argumentative Writing is taken online and on demand, on your own computer with secure proctoring software, from eight days before your LSAT administration. It is remote for everyone and is not offered at test centers.LSAT Argumentative Writing · Types of LSAT Questions · Getting Ready for LSAT Argumentative Writing
- From the August 2026 test, LSAC is moving the multiple-choice LSAT to in-person testing at Prometric centers for almost all test takers. Remote testing is an exception, for example for certain disability-related accommodations or for those more than 180 miles or three hours' drive from a center with capacity.LSAT Remote Testing and Distance Exceptions · Getting Ready for Your LSAT
- Accommodations are requested through LSAC's JD Services by the deadline for your test date. LSAC reports accommodated scores in the same way as all others and does not tell law schools that a candidate tested with accommodations.How to Request Accommodations on the LSAT · FAQs about LSAT Accommodations
- You may take the LSAT up to five times within the current reportable score period (since July 2021) and seven times in a lifetime.Frequently Asked Questions about the LSAT
- For the August 2026–June 2027 testing year the LSAT costs $253, which includes LSAT Argumentative Writing; LSAC offers fee waivers.LSAT & CAS Fees
- From the August 2027 test, LSAC will move the unscored questions into the three scored sections: Reading Comprehension in 52 minutes (40 questions, 27 scored) and two Logical Reasoning sections of 45 minutes (32 questions, 25 scored), with two 10-minute breaks. Question types, scored counts, time per question and the 120–180 scale stay the same.The LSAT Will Look a Little Different Starting August 2027 · Starting August 2027, the LSAT Will Look a Little Different but Still Test the Same Skills in the Same Ways
Syllabus
20 lessons, 178 practice questions and 1 timed practice exam.
Getting Started
How the LSAT works
The current four-section format, timing and the intermission, the unscored variable section, how scores and score bands work, Argumentative Writing, test-center and remote delivery, accommodations, the change coming in August 2027, and a study plan built on LSAC's free official practice.
- How the LSAT worksFree sample30 min
Logical Reasoning
Arguments and formal logic
The parts of an argument and how they relate: premises, main and intermediate conclusions, the role a statement plays and the method an argument uses; then the formal logic the section rewards: sufficient and necessary conditions, contrapositives, chains and quantifiers.
- The anatomy of an argumentFree sample35 min
- Argument structure: role and method(included with the course)40 min
- Conditional and quantifier logic(included with the course)50 min
Assumptions, strengthening, weakening and flaws
Detecting the assumptions an argument needs or that would make it valid, judging how additional evidence affects an argument, and naming the flaws in reasoning that the section returns to most often.
- Assumptions: necessary and sufficient(included with the course)50 min
- Strengthening, weakening and evaluating(included with the course)50 min
- Flaws in reasoning(included with the course)55 min
Inferences, explanations and disagreements
Drawing well-supported conclusions from a set of statements, explaining an apparent discrepancy, and identifying exactly where two speakers agree, disagree or misunderstand each other.
- Inferences: must be true and best supported(included with the course)45 min
- Explanations and discrepancies(included with the course)40 min
- Agreement, disagreement and misunderstanding(included with the course)35 min
Principles, analogies and parallel reasoning
Identifying and applying principles, reasoning by analogy, and comparing patterns of reasoning, including flawed patterns, for their similarities and differences.
- Principles: identifying and applying them(included with the course)45 min
- Parallel reasoning and analogy(included with the course)50 min
Reading Comprehension
Reading for structure, detail and attitude
Reading dense passages for their structure and viewpoints; main point, primary purpose and organization; what is stated and what can be inferred; words in context; and the author's attitude.
- Reading for structure, main point and purpose(included with the course)50 min
- Details, inferences and words in context(included with the course)45 min
- The author's attitude and competing viewpoints(included with the course)40 min
Application, new information and comparative reading
Applying a passage's ideas to new situations, recognizing analogies and principles, judging the effect of new information, and reading comparative passage pairs for how they relate.
- Application, analogy, principles and new information(included with the course)45 min
- Comparative reading(included with the course)45 min
Argumentative Writing
LSAT Argumentative Writing
The format and delivery of the unscored writing sample, using the prewriting analysis well, and planning and writing an argumentative essay that takes a clear position and engages the other perspectives, with original prompts and model essays.
- Argumentative Writing: format and prewriting analysis(included with the course)45 min
- Writing the argumentative essay(included with the course)50 min
Putting It Together
Pacing, review and test day
Working through a 35-minute section, deciding when to move on, reviewing practice tests so they teach you something, and preparing for test day in a center or remotely.
- Pacing, review and test day(included with the course)35 min
Practice exams
- LSAT Practice Test 1 (full length)78 questions · 155 minutesIncluded with the course
Free official resources
Use these alongside the course. They are free, and they are the final word.
- Official LSAT practice tests on LawHubFour full four-section Official LSAT PrepTests, free with an LSAC account, in the same interface you will use on test day (eliminate answers, highlight, set screen preferences). Take them timed; they are the closest thing to the real test.
- LawHub libraryLSAC's LawHub, where the free PrepTests and the official LSAT Argumentative Writing practice prompt live. Sign in with your JD Services username and password.
- Prepare for the LSATLSAC's own preparation advice: learn the interface, practise under timed conditions, and plan for the intermission.
- Types of LSAT questionsLSAC's description of Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, the unscored section and Argumentative Writing, with links to sample questions.
- LSAT Argumentative WritingThe format, timing, remote delivery and score-release rule for the writing sample, with links to the free practice prompt.
- LSAT dates, deadlines and score release datesEach administration's registration and accommodation deadlines, scheduling windows and score release date.
- Remote testing and distance exceptionsWho may test remotely in 2026–2027 and how to ask, with deadlines.
- Disability-related test accommodationsHow to request accommodations, what is offered, and how accommodated scores are reported.
- LSAT scoringHow the 120–180 score, the score band and percentile rank work, and what your score report contains.
Lumenary Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). LSAT is LSAC's trademark. Every question in this course is original; for official practice, use LSAC's LawHub, linked from this page. Every source this course cites.