Logical reasoning PrepTest 136 · Section 2 · Question 3
Question prompt
Why the credited answer is right
Credited answer: D
The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.
Question Type
Answer choices
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AMost jurors are less Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice A is not credited
Incorrect. This answer establishes that the solution—easy-to-understand instructions—is more likely to achieve the goal/solve the problem than the current process, so this strengthens the argument. -
BMost jurors do not Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice B is not credited
Incorrect. This answer highlights that the problem actually is a problem, thus calling for a solution, and strengthening the argument providing one. -
CJury instructions formulated in Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice C is not credited
Incorrect. This answer establishes that the solution is viable—it can get the job done. That strengthens the argument to use it. -
DThe details of the Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice D matches the stem
Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument
Valid or Flawed:
Flawed
Question Type:
Bizarro Strengthen
Stimulus Summary:
Background - Juries are given legalistic instructions that are precise
Problem - Juries don't understand these instructions
Premise - Understanding the instructions are more important than precision
Conclusion/Solution - Jury instructions should be easy to understand
Answer Anticipation:
This argument very much falls into the problem/solution camp of arguments. The problem? Juries can't understand the instructions they're given in legalistic language. The solution? Easy-to-understand yet less precise language.
Since this is a Bizarro Strengthen question, we want to anticipate what the answers are going to do instead of specific answers since there's no way we have the time to think up 4+ of them, and there's little chance we'll anticipate each incorrect answer anyway. Since this is a problem/solution passage, the correct answers will strengthen the solution by providing evidence that it's viable and effective, and that the problem it's addressing is actually a problem that needs to be solved. Let's head to the answers looking for anything that falls into that camp.
Answer Explanation:
The argument sets out comprehensibility as more important than precision, so there's no need for the easy-to-understand instructions creating full comprehension. That said, if anything, this cuts against using easy-to-understand language.
Key Takeaway:
When an argument raises a problem, there's a good chance the main point is going to be the author's preferred solution. And in Bizarro questions, it's more important to know what the wrong answers are going to do than anticipating specific answers—after all, there are at least 4 potential anticipations out there! -
EJurors do not need Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice E is not credited
Incorrect. This answer establishes that the shortcoming of the proposed solution isn't fatal to it as a solution—even though the easy-to-understand language lacks complete precision, it can still get the job done.
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June 2012 LSAT lr 3 1 reply
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