Down to 2 answers, picked the wrong one. That's a trap, and it has a name.

It isn't bad luck and it isn't a reading problem. On a hard Logical Reasoning question the stimulus is usually shorter than on an easy one; what changes is that 2 of the wrong answers were written for the way you think. 10 Traps names all 10, with a worked example and a 5-second tell for each.

What's inside

10 named traps, each with a worked example. An argument, the bait answer that catches people, and why it sells. Every argument in there is one I wrote, so you can read the whole thing cold without looking up a PrepTest.

The tell for each one, a single check that catches it under time. Say the answer out loud, then say "so what?" That one question catches the most common wrong answer on the test.

The 20-second routine, what to do before you read the choices. Most of these traps only work on somebody who got to the answers too early.

What to do with your own misses, which is label every wrong answer with a trap number. After 20 or 30 misses, 2 or 3 numbers keep repeating, and those are worth more of your study time than the other 7 combined.

I've been coaching the LSAT since 2005.
Steve Schwartz, founder

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