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Logical Reasoning — Database Analytics

A data-driven breakdown of every Logical Reasoning question in our database — frequency, difficulty, answer patterns, and how the test has evolved over time.

3,956 LR Questions
14 Question Types
59 PrepTests
PT 101 → 159
Avg difficulty 2.03 / 3

Section 1

Question Landscape

How the 14 question types are distributed, and how they group into the four strategic categories.

Type Frequency
Total questions by detailed type — ranked most to least common.
Category Breakdown
The four high-level task categories and their share of the question bank.

Section 2

Difficulty Profile

Questions are rated on a 3-point scale. The distribution reveals which types concentrate difficulty at the top tier.

Overall Difficulty Distribution
Number of questions at each difficulty level (1 = accessible, 3 = most challenging).
Average Difficulty by Type
Mean difficulty score per question type (3-point scale).

Section 3

Hardest to Master

Percentage of questions rated difficulty 3 (the highest tier) — a direct signal for where to focus your study effort.

Hard Question Share by Type
% of questions at difficulty 3, ranked from most to least demanding.

Section 4

Answer Key Patterns

If LSAC's answer key were perfectly random, each letter would appear 20% of the time. Here's what the data actually shows.

Overall Answer Distribution
How often each letter (A–E) is correct across all 3,900+ questions.
Answer Distribution by Type
Stacked A–E percentage breakdown per question type.

Section 5

Reasoning Engine Breakdown

Each question is powered by one of four core reasoning patterns. Mastering these is the key to the Unified Theory approach.

Engine Distribution
The four reasoning engines and their share of the question bank.

Section 6

PrepTest Trends

How question volume and difficulty have varied across PrepTests 101 to 159 — a window into how LSAC designs each exam.

LR Difficulty by Section Position
Average difficulty at each question position within a section (Q1 → Q26), averaged across all PTs.
RC Passage Difficulty by Position
Average passage difficulty at each slot (Passage 1 → Passage 4), averaged across all PTs.
Average Difficulty per PrepTest
Mean difficulty score across all questions in each PrepTest.