Ben’s Class

Lesson

What is Reading Comprehension?

Reading Comprehension

Test 141, Passage 3e — Wealth and happiness

Bonus: Logical Reasoning

Test 129, Section 2, Q19 — Winning

Test 129, Section 3, Q10 — Traffic accidents

Test 5, Section 1, Q16 — Sir Issac Newton

Highlights

When tackling Comparative Reading Comprehension passages, our approach lies in the name: we need to actively compare the arguments of the passages as we read. Today, Ben guided students through one such set of passages about how people who make more money are happier than those who make less (perhaps the LSAT is trying to subtly hypnotize us into going the BigLaw route). One Tone question revealed itself as uniquely challenging to students, highlighting the power that a single clause can have in telling us about the attitude and perspective of an author.

Ben also unpacked a Parallel Logical Reasoning question at the end of class. Remember—if the argument in the passage is valid, the argument in the answer you choose better be valid as well!