LSAT Foundational Vocab (copy)

Disprove

Modern

Betray or contradict

Not genuine or authentic

To argue that because two things are similar, what is true of one must be true of the other

Irrelevant personal attacks intended to discredit an argument

This is a flaw and invalid

Something that has not happened but would happen under different circumstances

If A is true, then B is true. Used to show that bc B is not true, then A def is not true either

Whether something is good or bad based on one’s standards

A set of reasons for a particular belief

Secondary consequence, deduction or inference

Premise used to support Conclusion is just a repetition of the Conclusion

EX: Girls love flowers. This is true because I’m a girl and I love flowers.

Ambiguous language used to conceal the truth

Natural

Unpredictable change in behavior

X followed by Y. X came before Y.

Prevent from happening

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

Ambiguous

Second to last

Small quanitity of something valuable

Understood without being stated

Two people opposing each other

Not harmful or offensive

Having harmful effect, in gradual way

Self-contradictory statement that seems true at first

Whole formed by combining several elements

Still in existence

Unconventional, slightly strange

Calm and composed

Showing lack of intelligence

Cite as evidence

Stubbornly refuse to change

Extremely skilled

Firmly determined

To clarify

To consult / To grant something

Full, well supplied

Constantly, without interruption

Bitter verbal attack

Indicate, reveal the presence of

Lacking, deprived of

Contrast between two things that are represented as opposed

Persuade someone that an idea/belief is mistaken

Combine ideas to form theory or system

Define something precisely

Mourn / Passionate show of grief or sorrow

Expressing contempt or ridicule

Playful

Relate to, be about

Person who betrays organization / Traitor

Rarely; not often

Scarcity or lack of

Harmful or damaging

Strategy intended to deceive or trick

Based on experience / observation, not logic or theory

Emphasize

Typical model / example of something

In an extreme way

Until now or until this point