LSAT Practice Test

The argument employs which one of the following reasoning techniques?

1. Analogy

2. Circular reasoning

3. Cause and effect

4. Syllogism

The correct answer is: Syllogism

The argument employs the reasoning technique of a syllogism. A syllogism is a form of deductive reasoning that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. In this argument, there is a logical structure where two premises lead to a specific conclusion. The premises provide the basis for the conclusion reached, making it a syllogism. An analogy involves comparing two things that are similar in some ways but may not have a direct logical connection, which is not evident in the argument provided. Circular reasoning occurs when the conclusion is included in the premises or when the premises simply restate the conclusion, which is not the case here. Cause and effect reasoning would involve showing how one event leads to another, which is not explicitly demonstrated in the argument.