What we cover in class

There are a total of twenty live meetings in the PowerScore LSAT Course: twelve lessons, four full-length proctored practice LSATs, three practice test reviews, and one Challenge Review session. The total in-class instruction time is sixty-four hours, and practice tests add an additional sixteen hours. In addition, there are over 40 hours of online course modules presented on the same learning platform used in our popular LSAT Virtual Course. In total, there are over 100 available course hours.

Each of the twelve lessons is accompanied by a comprehensive homework section that contains drills, analyses, questions, and explanations. The additional course modules also cover a variety of subjects, as detailed below.

You also receive a set of 5 separate course books, which have been specially designed to present the ideas in the course in the most efficient and clear manner possible. The following syllabus is used in the PowerScore LSAT Course:

	LESSON ONE

• Logical Reasoning

Attacking the Stimulus
Premises, Conclusions, and Fact Sets
The Importance of Language
Analyzing the Question Stem
Logical Reasoning Question Types
Prephrasing Answers
Must Be True Questions
The Fact Test™
Main Point Questions

• Logic Games

  General Introduction
  Setups and Diagramming
  Pure Sequencing Diagramming Guidelines
  Pure Sequencing Games

	LESSON TWO

• Logic Games/Logical Reasoning

Logical Opposition and Certainty

• Logical Reasoning

  Must Be True Question Review
  Sufficient and Necessary Conditions
  Reversals and Negations
  Chain Relationships
  Diagramming "Unless"
  Multiple Sufficient and Necessary Conditions
  The Double Arrow

• Reading Comprehension

  The Two Passage Types
  Approaching the Passages—7 Critical Steps
  Using VIEWSTAMP™
  Reading Comprehension Question Types
  Attacking the Questions

	LESSON THREE

• Logical Reasoning

Weaken Questions
Typical Weaken Scenarios
Three Incorrect Answer Traps
Cause and Effect Reasoning
How to Attack a Causal Conclusion
Causality in Weaken Questions

• Logic Games

Basic Linear Setups
The Importance of Numbers
Rule Representation: Blocks, Sequencing, and Dual Options
Basic Linear Setup Games

	LESSON FOUR

• Logic Games

Advanced Linear Setups and Multiple Stacks
Repeated Variable Sets
Diagramming with Multiple Stacks

• Logical Reasoning

  Strengthen Questions
  Causality and Strengthen Questions
  Justify the Conclusion Questions
  The Justify Formula™
  Solving Justify Questions Mechanistically

	LESSON FIVE

• Logical Reasoning

Assumption Questions
The Supporter/Defender Assumption Model™
The Assumption Negation Technique™

• Logic Games

The Principle of Grouping
Unified Grouping Theory™
The Double-Not Arrow
Linear vs Grouping Symbolizations
Hurdle the Uncertainty™
Defined Grouping Games

	LESSON SIX

• Logic Games

Undefined and Partially Defined Grouping Games

• Reading Comprehension

  Diagramming the Passages
  Passage Notations
  Diversity Passages
  Three Types of Diversity Passages

	LESSON SEVEN

• Logical Reasoning

  Method of Reasoning Questions
  Method-AP Questions
  Fallacious Methods of Reasoning Categorized
  Flaw in the Reasoning Questions

• Logic Games

  Grouping/Linear Combination Games
  Working with the Combination of Major Principles

	LESSON EIGHT

• Logical Reasoning

  Parallel Reasoning Questions
  The Parallel Reasoning Elemental Attack™
  Parallel Flaw Questions

• Reading Comprehension

  Comparative Reading Theory
  Similarities and Differences
  Comparative Reading Passages

	LESSON NINE

• Logical Reasoning

  Numbers and Percentages—Common Misconceptions
  Numbers and Percentages Questions

• Logic Games

  Numerical Distribution Games
  Fixed versus Unfixed Distributions
  Distribution Identification and Production Methodology™
  Limited Solution Set Games
  Identify the Templates™
  The Dangers of Misapplication

	LESSON TEN

• Logical Reasoning

Principle Questions
Point at Issue Questions
Incorrect Answers in Point at Issue Questions
The Agree/Disagree Test™
Point of Agreement Questions
The Agree/Agree Test™

• Reading Comprehension

  Science and Technology Passages
  Types of Science Passages
  Handling Scientific Elements

	LESSON ELEVEN

• Logical Reasoning

  Resolve the Paradox Questions
  Evaluate the Argument Questions
  The Variance Test™
  Cannot Be True Questions

• Logic Games

  Logic Games Review
  Killer Games

	LESSON TWELVE

• Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning Review
Advanced Sufficient and Necessary Review Problems
Cause and Effect Review Problems

• Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Review
Law Related Passages
Two Special Topics

	ONLINE COURSE MODULES

• General

  Individual Lesson Recaps and Reviews
  Time Management
  Test Mentality and Mental Toughness
  The Law School Admissions Process: Tips and Tricks

• Logic Games

  Pattern Games
  Mapping Games
  Mapping versus Grouping Games
  Circular Games
  Profile Charting Games

• Logical Reasoning

Formal Logic
Flawed Assumption Questions
Evaluate the Argument Question Review
Logical Reasoning Scenarios and Responses

• Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Approaches
Using VIEWSTAMP
Passage Structures and Patterns

• Writing Sample

  The Writing Sample and the Pro-Con Format