Question #1229

Analogies vs. Examples vs. Irrelevance

Started by Julie-V · started 2019-07-18 17:19 · last activity 2020-01-06 19:48 · 3 replies

Hi LSAT Max, I was wondering what is the best approach to determine whether information given to us about a different topic from the stimulus is aiding in the conclusion. (A), for example, gives an analogy on a completely different topic but is still the right answer because it's being used to prove a point. Are there any tips/strategies to determine when examples outside of the stimulus are being helpful to answer the question instead of bringing up irrelevant points? Many thanks in advance for the help!

Replies

  1. Christy · 2019-08-22 09:13

    I'm having the same issue as Julie, can someone provide help? Thank you!!!

  2. Reanna · 2019-09-20 03:26

    Me too, please help LSAT Max! I choose the seat belt answer (E) because I thought it eliminated an alternate cause. I could hear Mehran saying "'A' is totally irrelevant, who cares about theaters?"

  3. shunhe · 2020-01-06 19:48

    Hi all, I think one thing to note is that when the analogy is espousing a very similar principle, we shouldn't eliminate it off the bat. (A) is telling us about very similar safety measures about emergency exits and fatalities, and so even though it's about theaters, we should hang on to it. Then, going through the rest of the answers, we should realize that (A) is the best answer out of them. Hope this helps!

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