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All 21 original questions in the current rotation, each on its own page with the correct answer, the JBDM line, the maybes, and every wrong answer explained. Study by pattern — these are the traps the LSAT reuses forever.
- Causal FlawWeaken · Warm-up
- Necessary vs. SufficientFlaw · Warm-up
- Control GroupStrengthen · Warm-up
- Conditional ChainInference · Warm-up
- Per-Unit vs. TotalNecessary Assumption · Test-level
- Biased SampleWeaken · Test-level
- Ad HominemFlaw · Test-level
- Plan-to-Payoff GapStrengthen · Test-level
- Most-Plus-All ChainInference · Test-level
- Argument by AnalogyNecessary Assumption · Test-level
- Faulty AnalogyWeaken · Test-level
- Part vs. WholeFlaw · Test-level
- Random AssignmentStrengthen · Test-level
- Missing BridgeSufficient Assumption · Hard
- Must Be TrueInference · Hard
- Reversed CausationWeaken · Hard
- Absence of EvidenceFlaw · Hard
- Self-SelectionStrengthen · Hard
- Track RecordNecessary Assumption · Hard
- Measurement ChangeWeaken · Hard
- Relative vs. AbsoluteFlaw · Hard
How this works
Why one question a day beats a weekend cram. Habits take repetition on a schedule: in Lally et al.'s 2010 study, a new behavior took a median of about 66 days of daily repetition to become automatic (European Journal of Social Psychology) — almost exactly one LSAT prep cycle. And spreading practice out works better than massing it: Cepeda et al.'s 2006 meta-analysis of distributed practice found spaced sessions reliably beat crammed ones for retention (Psychological Bulletin). The streak exists to get you to day 66.
Every explanation teaches a named method. Just Because Doesn't Mean (JBDM) is the Burton Method's foundational framework for attacking LSAT arguments: identify the premise, identify the conclusion, then say "just because [premise] doesn't mean [conclusion]" and generate "maybes" — alternative explanations that expose the gap between them. That gap is what weaken, flaw, strengthen, and assumption questions all test, so articulating it turns each answer choice into a prediction you've already made. Every daily explanation here starts with the JBDM line, so each day is a micro-lesson in the system — not just an answer key.
Why the questions are originals. Real PrepTest questions are licensed by LSAC and can't be republished on a free page. Every question here is an original Burton Method example — written from the same logical patterns the LSAT tests, with novel topics and entities — and you'll drill real PrepTest questions inside the course. The rotation is deterministic: everyone sees the same question on the same day, picked from the bank by the calendar, and only past days appear in the archive.
Streak data lives entirely in your browser's local storage. Nothing is sent anywhere, which is also why your streak won't follow you across devices — yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a real LSAT question?
No — and that's deliberate. Real PrepTest questions are licensed by LSAC and can't legally be republished on free sites, so any 'question of the day' using real questions either pays for a license or breaks the rules. Every question here is an original Burton Method example written to mirror the logical structures the LSAT tests: causal gaps, sampling problems, necessary-versus-sufficient confusions, and more. The reasoning skills transfer completely; you'll drill real PrepTest questions inside the course.
How hard are these questions?
Each question carries an honest difficulty rating from 1 (warm-up) to 3 (hard). Level 1 questions test one clean logical move, level 2 questions match a typical mid-section LR question, and level 3 questions add tempting trap answers like reversed causation and relative-versus-absolute jumps. The rotation mixes all three so no week is all softballs or all grinders.
What counts as a good streak?
Seven days is the first milestone that matters — Duolingo's published research found users who reach a 7-day streak are far more likely to come back the next day. The real target is about 66 days, the median time for a behavior to become automatic in Lally's 2010 habit-formation study — which is almost exactly one LSAT prep cycle. If your streak spans your whole prep, the daily reps take care of themselves.
What's the best time of day to do the question?
Whenever you can do it every day — consistency beats timing. Habit research favors anchoring a new behavior to an existing cue, so attach the question to something you already do daily: morning coffee, the bus ride, opening your laptop. Many students prefer mornings because reasoning is a warm-up skill, but a 10 p.m. streak beats a skipped 7 a.m. one.
What happens if I miss a day?
You get one grace day per week: miss a single day and your streak survives; miss two in a row — or a second day within the same week — and it resets. That mirrors how habits actually work: Lally's research found that missing one day doesn't derail habit formation, but repeated misses do. Answering the question, right or wrong, is what counts. Showing up is the habit.
How should I review a wrong answer?
Don't just read the explanation and nod. First say the JBDM line out loud — 'just because [premise] doesn't mean [conclusion]' — and try to generate your own maybes before reading ours. Then read why your answer specifically fails, not just why the credited answer works. Wrong answers are the curriculum: each one is a named trap you'll see again.
Keep going
Make the next 66 days count
One question a day builds the habit. The full method builds the score. See how Sammy teaches the whole system — JBDM, maybes, umbrellas — in a free lesson.
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