What type of question is designed to identify a conclusion from premises?

The type of question that is designed to identify a conclusion from premises is indeed a conclusion question. This question type specifically asks the test taker to determine what conclusion logically follows from the provided premises or statements. In logical reasoning, premises are the statements or facts that support a conclusion. A conclusion question requires the test-taker to analyze the relationship between these premises to deduce the most appropriate conclusion.

On the LSAT, correctly identifying the conclusion is crucial, as it forms the basis for understanding the argument's overall structure. Conclusion questions often phrase themselves in a way that asks what can be inferred from the arguments presented or what statement can be made based on the premises.

This understanding is what distinguishes conclusion questions from other types, such as evidence questions, which typically ask for support or data backing a claim, or inference questions, which may require deriving a statement that logically follows but might not be explicitly stated as a conclusion. Assumption questions focus on identifying unstated premises that must be true for the argument to hold. Thus, "conclusion question" accurately captures the nature of identifying a straightforward conclusion derived directly from the given premises.