If the thought process we went through so far in Spanish 101 seems slow and mentally draining, that’s because it is. But there’s a better approach.

Top scorers trained by 7Sage wouldn’t need to take so long to puzzle through the ins and outs of each answer and wouldn’t need to come up with specific examples to show why the wrong answers don’t have to be true and why the correct answer does.

That’s because the LSAT involves recurring reasoning patterns. Almost all questions are “cookie-cutter” in some way – there’s a set of reasoning patterns the LSAT wants to test you on. And the LSAT bakes dozens of questions that are simply cut from the mold for each pattern. Through deep understanding of these underlying patterns, top scorers can solve LSAT questions much more confidently and quickly, using less mental energy.

What’s the pattern involved in this question? Let me show you:

Most X are Y.
All Y are Z.
Thus, most X are Z.

That probably doesn’t make intuitive sense to you right now. Don’t worry, there are lessons about this pattern and many others coming up.

Here’s an example cut from that mold that might make more intuitive sense:

Most people have a valid driver’s license.
Each person with a valid driver’s license is legally allowed to drive.

If those two statements are true, what else must be true?

Most people are legally allowed to drive.

How about this one?

Most of my friends live in California.
Anyone who lives in California pays high taxes.

What else must be true based on those statements?

Most of my friends pay high taxes.

One more:

Most Spanish 101 students attended every class.
Each student who attended every class received a grade of B minus or higher.

What else must be true if those statements are true?

Most Spanish 101 students received a grade of B minus or higher.

See what I did there? The Spanish 101 question is cut from the same mold. Top scorers can see this through dedicated study and practice and zero in on the correct answer efficiently.

You’re about to join their ranks. Welcome!