Skeleton: questions
- Do LSAT Reading Comprehension passages follow a template?
- No. Real passages come in far too many shapes to memorize. What carries over from one passage to the next is naming each paragraph's job as you read.
- How do you play Skeleton?
- A short passage comes up one paragraph at a time. After each one, draw a single mark in the margin for its job: a flat line for Setup, a circle for View, a zigzag for Pushback, a check for Verdict, a line down for Support. If you can't name the job in 3 seconds, draw the line down.
- What is "Who's in the room?"
- A mode where you read a whole passage and count the voices besides the author: none, 1 scholar, 2 scholars, or 3 or more. It tells you whose view each question is asking about.
- Is Skeleton free?
- Yes. It's free and runs in your browser, on a phone or a laptop. The Daily set is 4 passages, the same for everyone that day.
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Can't name it in 3 seconds? Draw a line down. It's Support.
Who's in the room? Count the voices with a view besides the author.
Draw the mark here
- Setupflat linethe topic
- Viewcirclean opinion
- Pushbackzigzaga counter
- Verdictcheckthe call
- Supportline downevidence
Rather tap than draw?
What the 5 marks mean
- Setup The topic or the problem. Nobody takes a side yet.
- View What someone other than the author believes, reported without judging it.
- Pushback Problems or objections aimed at a view already on the table.
- Verdict The author's own call: the thesis, the answer, who's right.
- Support Evidence, examples, or how it works. If you can't name it in 3 seconds, it's Support.
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Out of hearts?
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How to play
That's all you need. Tap the i up top any time for the rest of the rules and scoring.
