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The 2 Words That Decide Your LSAT Score
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- Jul 18, 2026
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Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching https://lsatunplugged.com One mix-up between necessary and sufficient assumption questions quietly bleeds Logical Reasoning points, and those 2 words decide more of your score than almost anything else in LR. This settles the difference for good: the definitions, where the points actually are, the planted trap, the negation test run with precision, the sufficient-assumption method step by step, and a 30-minute daily drill. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Two Words That Decide Your Score 00:34 The Mix-Up That Steals Points 05:41 Read the Stem, Then the Definitions 09:40 Strategy: Where the Points Actually Are 17:36 The Planted Trap 20:48 Why the Negation Test Works, and How to Run It 21:41 Negate Like a Lawyer, Not a Pessimist 24:29 Sufficient Assumptions, Step by Step 30:15 Your Instincts Are the Trap 33:22 The 30-Minute Daily Drill