What is Disagreement Test in LSAT?

For Point at Issue questions, a candidate statement must receive opposite answers from the two speakers: one commits to yes and the other to no. Turn the candidate into a yes-or-no question and answer it for each speaker using textual commitments. If either speaker is neutral or both answer the same way, it is not the point at issue.

Disagreement Test

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Definition

For Point at Issue questions, a candidate statement must receive opposite answers from the two speakers: one commits to yes and the other to no.

Disagreement Test in plain English

Turn the candidate into a yes-or-no question and answer it for each speaker using textual commitments. If either speaker is neutral or both answer the same way, it is not the point at issue.

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Practice Disagreement Test

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