LSAT questions about principles (also called “propositions” or “generalizations”) can take several forms: Identify the principle: The passage is an argument or a situation, and the principle is in the choices.
The principle must be independently meaningful; i.e., it must make sense as an independent statement. It should be reasonable to claim that the reasoning under consideration is committed to this principle or one that is very similar to it.
At its core, an argument consists of a conclusion and one or more premises, or claims. The conclusion is what the communicator wants his or her audience to accept, and the premises are the reasons for believing the conclusion to be true.
Alternatively, a principle question may ask you to pick an answer that most accurately expresses a particular action's underlying or supporting principle.