Reasons, Evidence and Conclusions
Distinguish what is being claimed, what supports it and whether the support actually reaches the stated conclusion.
How to prepare for the LNAT
Practise exact passage reasoning rather than subject recall, then build a repeatable 40-minute process for choosing, planning, writing and reviewing one essay.
Core concepts
Concept 1
A reason supplies a basis for accepting a conclusion; evidence is material offered to support a reason or claim.
Exam cue: State the conclusion before evaluating its support.
Concept 2
Evidence can be accurate yet insufficient for the breadth of the conclusion.
Exam cue: Compare the evidence's population, time, conditions and measure with the conclusion.
Concept 3
Examples illustrate a claim but do not automatically prove a general rule.
Exam cue: Ask whether an example is illustrative, representative or exceptional.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Equating any cited fact with decisive proof.
Guardrail: Do not import outside knowledge into Section A or substitute fluent assertion for supported reasoning in Section B.
Ignoring a gap between correlation and causal conclusion.
Guardrail: Do not import outside knowledge into Section A or substitute fluent assertion for supported reasoning in Section B.
Allowing a narrow example to establish a universal claim.
Guardrail: Do not import outside knowledge into Section A or substitute fluent assertion for supported reasoning in Section B.
Memory anchors
Reason Supports
A reason is offered as a basis for accepting a conclusion.
Evidence Has Scope
Check who, when, where and what the evidence actually covers.
Example Limit
An example can clarify a claim without proving its general truth.
Claim Size
The broader the conclusion, the more support it needs.
Correlation Caution
An association alone does not establish which factor caused the other.
Support Question
Ask exactly how the evidence makes the conclusion more likely.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
For “January at the Gym”, which is NOT established?
For “January at the Gym”, which follow-up is strongest?
Answer all questions to submit.
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