PrepTest 104

[lcid:3512] Prep Test 104 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S1 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Frankie: If jelly makers Remaining source text redacted.
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.

Argument or Facts

Facts/Argument

Valid or Flawed

NA/Flawed

Question Type

Methods of Reasoning Questions

Stimulus Summary

F: If cloudberries are used for jam, then cloudberry gatherers will make more money
A: That didn’t happen with cacao, so it won’t work for cloudberry gatherers.

Answer Anticipation

These Methods of Reasoning questions that show up earlier in the section tend to fall into some of the common methods of reasoning that show up repeatedly on the exam.
Here, Anna’s argument discusses a plan raised by Frankie. She suggests that his plan won’t work because something similar happened in a related market (“like cloudberries”), and the predicted outcome didn’t happen. Comparing one situation to a similar one is a common method of reasoning on the exam.
So, here, Anna compares one situation to an earlier one to predict that a plan will fail. Let’s find an answer reflecting that.

Answer choices

  1. A
    giving a reason why Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Anna believes the plan will fail, so she doesn’t believe it’ll be beneficial to everyone affected by it. In fact, her comparison suggests that a certain group - the cloudberry gatherers - would be hurt by it as cloudberry production moves away from gathering and to farming!

  2. B
    reinterpreting evidence presented in Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    While Anna does reject the proposal put forward by Frankie, she doesn’t do so by reinterpreting evidence. In fact, Frankie doesn’t put forward evidence to support his plan - he just states that it’d work! An if/then statement isn’t an argument - it’s a statement of fact.

  3. C
    projecting the result of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C matches the stem
    Anna predicts that Frankie’s plan will fail because a similar plan previously failed in the cacao market, so this answer describes her method of reasoning.

  4. D
    proposing a general theory Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Anna’s argument is about a specific market situation - the cacao market. While her argument might use that situation to hint at a potential general theory, she never states one.

  5. E
    contending that the uses Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    The argument is about the market for the two products and their components, and how they’ll develop - not the uses for the products.

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