Understanding the elements, or components, of an argument will take you very far on the LR section of the LSAT. In some questions, you'll be asked specifically for that. The question will ask you to identify a role that a certain statement plays within the argument. Essentially, these questions are asking you to identify the element. There are 3 important elements to always keep in mind:
Premises: Premises are statements within an argument that support a conclusion (either an intermediate conclusion or a main conclusion) but are supported by nothing.
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Main Conclusions: Main conclusions are statements within an argument that are supported by other statements (premises/intermediate conclusions) but support nothing.
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Intermediate Conclusions: It's helpful to think of these statements as sort of hybrids between premises and main conclusions. Intermediate conclusions are statements within an argument that support the main conclusion, and are supported by other premises.
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