PrepTest 118
[lcid:3568] Prep Test 118 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S1
Logical reasoning
Question prompt
Some visitors to the
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Why the credited answer is right
Credited answer: C
The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.
Question Type
Parallel Reasoning Questions / Quantifiers Questions / Sufficient & Necessary Questions
Answer choices
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ASome of the people Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice A is not credited
Incorrect. This answer has a term shift from the conditional about playing an important part on the project, and the some statement about working on the project. It's possible to play an important role on a project without working on it—providing funding, or advice, or taking over work for those who are on the project, for example. -
BSome of the people Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice B is not credited
Incorrect. This answer is subtly different from the stimulus—where there was a some, then a none, and finally a some statement. This answer has an all premise, which results in the conditional being directly applied. -
CSome of the people Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice C matches the stem
Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument
Valid or Flawed:
Valid
Question Type:
Parallel Reasoning
Stimulus Summary:
Know that something hurts animals → not Engage in practice
Some park visitors engage in practices that hurt animals
Therefore: Some park visitors don't know that these practices hurt animals
Answer Anticipation:
The argument has a conditional, a some statement that triggers the contrapositive, and a some conclusion that validly reaches the necessary condition of the contrapositive.
Answer Explanation:
This answer follows the same pattern as the stimulus:
Eligible to vote → not Lives outside city
Some polled live outside city
Therefore: Some polled aren't eligible to vote
This answer matches the logic of the stimulus, so it's the correct answer.
Key Takeaway:
While not something that happens frequently, some Parallel Reasoning questions rely on eliminations based on how the conditionals are structured. Here, the difference between a conditional that spoke of "all/everyone" and "no one" was important to ruling out two answers and settling on the correct one. -
DAll of the five Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice D is not credited
Incorrect. This answer doesn't have a some premise, so it's a mismatch. -
ESome members of the Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice E is not credited
Incorrect. This answer is parallel to answer choice (B), which means we can rule it out (and (B), if you hadn't already on your first pass).
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