PrepTest 104

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

Question prompt

A poem is any 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

Valid or Flawed

NA

Question Type

Must Be True Questions

Stimulus Summary

Poem - Work of art; exploits musicality of language
Novel - Work of art; doesn’t generally exploit musicality of language
Symphony - Work of art; exploits musicality of sound; rarely has language
Limerick - ~Work of art; exploits musicality of language

Answer Anticipation

There’s a lot of information in this stimulus, and it can be hard to juggle. However, organizing a lot of information is a key part of being a lawyer, and this question highlights a great way to do so - look for overlap to create a framework.
Here, the stimulus describes four different types of “writing” along a few metrics. It looks at poems, novels, symphonies, and limericks, considering whether each is a work of art, whether it involves musicality, and whether that musicality is related to language or sound.
By framing our understanding this way, we can understand what the stimulus is talking about and, from there, be better equipped to find the correct answer. It’s unlikely any anticipation we make will be correct, so let’s head to the answers.

Answer choices

  1. A
    If a creation is Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    The stimulus never establishes that the list of types of works considered are complete, or that there are no other types of art, so this answer is unsupported.

  2. B
    An example of so–called Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    Any work of art that exploits musical characteristics of language is a poem. But this answer is just about one potential way to exploit the musical characteristics of language - rhyming - so it doesn’t guarantee it’s not a poem.

  3. C
    If a novel exploits Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C matches the stem
    The opening line says that a poem is any work of art that exploits the musicality of language, including meter and rhyme. The novel in this answer meets those criteria, ensuring that it can properly be considered a poem, making this the correct answer.

  4. D
    Limericks constitute a nonartistic Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Limericks aren’t works of art, so they don’t meet the criteria of poetry.

  5. E
    If a symphony does Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Limericks aren’t art, but there are no other rules for what doesn’t count as art. So we can’t conclude that a specific symphony doesn’t count as art, as this answer states.

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