In Episode 24, Dave and Jon begin their multi-part analysis of Flaw in the Reasoning questions, first providing a detailed overview of this tricky question type and then exploring three common but misunderstood flaw categories: Evidence Errors, Source Arguments, and Circular Reasoning. Within each they break down how the error operates and ways to spot it, common scenarios using specific examples, and finally how the test makers represent these flaws in the complex wording of answer choices.

• 0:00 – Intro. Jon and Dave discuss their drinks of the week and foreshadow this episode’s theme with the song of the week, “Dangerous” by Big Data.
• 5:54 – This week in the LSAT world. The guys chat about the registration deadlines for the October test and why there are so few test centers this time around.
• 11:33 – Thinking about Conditional Reasoning. In today’s main discussion, Jon and Dave discuss all things Conditional Reasoning, including: how to spot it, pitfalls to avoid, diagramming vs. not diagramming, differences between various diagramming methods, and more!
• 1:15:08 – Outro