How to answer inference questions on the LSAT

Inference questions on the LSAT are often misunderstood and incorrectly answered. This article will help you learn how to answer inference questions correctly so that you can score higher on your test.

The first step in answering an inference question is to find the main idea of the passage. The next step is to identify how much evidence there is for each answer choice, and how strong that evidence is. Finally, eliminate any answer choices that don’t have a lot of evidence behind them or appear too unlikely based on what we know from the passage.

The next step is to make a prediction about how the passage will continue. For instance, if we’re asked how the author feels about X and answer choice A says that it’s bad for people to do X, then you can eliminate any answers that say something good or neutral about doing X because there isn’t enough evidence in our passage.

An important thing to consider is how much evidence there is for each answer choice and how strong that evidence is. Finally, eliminate any answer choices that don’t have a lot of evidence behind them or appear too unlikely based on what we know from the passage.

Inference questions can be tricky to get right if you’re not used to seeing inference in an LSAT question stem. We recommend using online practice tests to get familiar with these types of questions so that you gain confidence in time for the exam.