Focus on the Conclusions (LSAT)

On the LR section of the LSAT, there are a variety of types of questions that you'll be asked. Assumption questions, strengthen questions, conclusion questions, weaken questions, parallel reasoning questions, etc.  I teach my students that there is one commonality among all of these questions types, and that commonality is the importance of targeting the conclusion in each LR question. 

This, like most things after adequate time and practice, will become natural, and it'll be more difficult not to do it than to do it. And once you start doing it, you'll find this section of the exam will be easier and your score will increase. Conclusion questions will become quite easy because you'll know the conclusion and will need to just pick it from the answer choices. But many other question types also become easier. By knowing the conclusion, it'll be easier to pick the answer choice that strengthens the argument because strengthening the argument is directly related to either strengthening the conclusion or indirectly strengthening it by eliminating something that might weaken the conclusion. Very similar analysis for weakening questions. 

With assumption questions, there is often a gap between the premises and the conclusion of the argument. By knowing well the conclusion, it becomes easier to spot that gap (the assumption). 

Give it a try! Make your primary focus when reading LR questions to understand well the conclusions. I think you'll see steady improvement and that steady improvement provides the motivation to want to get even better. Dramatic increases are then possible.