Critical reasoning is an important part of the CLAT logical reasoning syllabus. Although it is true that the CLAT does not have a fixed syllabus, but a review of the past year’s papers display the level of importance given to the Critical reasoning questions.
At the onset you should be clear that critical reasoning does not ask for you to criticize the works of others in the way you would have seen in newspapers and television shows. The purpose of critical reasoning is to test your ability to critically analyze the qualitative data that you are presented with.
This data may be either in the form of a set of statements or a short passage. Both these forms of data essentially form arguments which are integral to the study of logic.
It is important that you realize that critical reasoning is not just about reading a comprehension passage and understanding its content and structure.
Critical reasoning questions go a step further and ask you to extrapolate the data that you gather from the arguments presented before you and use them in various manners. You may be asked to cull out rules from the arguments and apply the same logic to a different situation.
Modification of a given argument is also a popular choice among paper setters.
Two main things tested in these types of your question are i) your capability in understanding the implications and nuances of an argument and ii) the consistency in your logic and train of thought. In order to fair well while attempting these questions keep in mind the following rules!
· You have to be focused and neutral while attempting these questions.
· There is no space for your own assumptions.
· Your aim should always be to understand the happenings inside the mind of the author.
· Focus only on the data provided in the argument and avoid the use of any other notions you may personally hold.
· Analyse each segment of the argument carefully. Do not make decisions by reviewing only one segment of an argument.
· Never distort the argument to fit the answer you think should be correct.
· Always be clear about why you are choosing a particular answer. Do not resort to guess work.
· Select the most appropriate answer if you come across several answers which you think are possibly correct answers.
A good amount of practice will make you adept in answering these questions but first you need to know what type of questions you might face. In general there are certain types of questions that are commonly found in law entrance exams.
· Assumption questions: In this type of questions you are required to determine the underlying principle which facilitates the making of a logically consistent argument.
· Flaw questions: You are required to analyze the connection between the various segments of an argument and determine the logical fallacy that lies in any of them. The error which causes inaccuracy in the logic of the argument is what you should be on the lookout for.
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