The PowerScore LSAT Podcast
About the Podcast
PowerScore CEO and LSAT Bible author Dave Killoran and PowerScore VP Jon Denning are two of the world’s foremost experts on the LSAT and law school admissions, and they’ve created the PowerScore LSAT Podcast to share their knowledge and experience with you! Topics range from specific LSAT concepts and strategies, to breaking LSAT news and changes, to law school application advice, and listener-submitted questions.
Episodes
Flaw in the Reasoning Questions: Common Flaws (Part I)
Air Date : Wed, 28 Aug 2019
Episode Length : 01:24:37
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Episode Description
In Episode 24, Dave and Jon begin their multi-part analysis of Flaw in the Reasoning questions, first providing a detailed overview of this tricky question type and then exploring three common but misunderstood flaw categories: Evidence Errors, Source Arguments, and Circular Rea...
Conditional Reasoning: Part II
Air Date : Wed, 14 Aug 2019
Episode Length : 01:09:42
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Episode Description
Episode 23 picks up right where 22 left off: with Jon and Dave continuing last week’s discussion of conditional reasoning! Specifically, they ramp up the complexity and outline how to handle unusual language like “unless” statements and “either/or” constructions, make conditiona...
Conditional Reasoning: Part I
Air Date : Tue, 06 Aug 2019
Episode Length : 01:15:39
00:00:00
Episode Description
In the PodCast’s 22nd Episode, Dave and Jon begin what will become a multi-part look at conditional reasoning, one of the test’s most critical concepts. In this first discussion they explore the nature of what makes statements conditional, define the key distinctions between suf...
Logic Games: Recognizing Templates and Limited Solution Sets
Air Date : Thu, 01 Aug 2019
Episode Length : 01:33:21
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Episode Description
Episode 21 tackles one of the most powerful—but frequently misunderstood—techniques for attacking Logic Games: utilizing Templates to represent limited outcomes and solutions. In this discussion, Dave and Jon outline exactly how and why Templates work, the wide range of clues to...
July 2019 LSAT: The Aftermath
Air Date : Wed, 17 Jul 2019
Episode Length : 02:11:53
00:00:00
Episode Description
The PodCast’s 20th episode is dedicated to the July 2019 LSAT, from its shaky rollout to its section-by-section content to its unique experimental section treatment. Jon and Dave run through a host of stories from the first-ever digital administration—some good, most shockingly ...
Digital LSAT Redux
Air Date : Fri, 12 Jul 2019
Episode Length : 48:15
00:00:00
Episode Description
Jon and Dave once again tackle July’s impending digital transition, breaking down the multitude of questions they’re still receiving about the new format and LSAC’s mysterious rollout. If you’re taking the test as part of the 50/50 audience, or simply curious about the experienc...
The June 2019 LSAT Deconstructed
Air Date : Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Episode Length : 01:44:48
00:00:00
Episode Description
In Episode 18, Jon and Dave bid farewell to the last-ever paper test with a deep dive into the just-released June 2019 LSAT. Section by section, they deconstruct the exam, running through LR’s most notable features and their favorite questions, analyzing all four RC passages and...
The New LSAT Retake Policy
Air Date : Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Episode Length : 01:02:29
00:00:00
Episode Description
Dave and Jon use Episode 17 to explore some game-changing news from LSAC concerning their new retake policies, severely restricting the number of times test takers can sit for the LSAT despite it being administered 10 times each year. While this information hasn’t been made publ...
June 2019 LSAT Review and Scale Prediction
Air Date : Wed, 05 Jun 2019
Episode Length : 56:31
00:00:00
Episode Description
Episode 16 of the podcast features a detailed review of the recently-administered June LSAT, as Jon and Dave discuss the test section by section and highlight the toughest content, overall student impressions (as well as some unfortunate test day horror stories), and our officia...
The Digital Writing Sample
Air Date : Fri, 24 May 2019
Episode Length : 53:55
00:00:00
Episode Description
Episode 15 of the podcast is all about the LSAT Writing Sample, as Jon and Dave discuss its purpose and potential impact on your app, upcoming changes to its administration, what the new digital format will mean when submitting your essay, and, perhaps above all, precisely how t...