PrepTest 103

[lcid:3510] Prep Test 103 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S3 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Only poetry cannot be Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: B

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

Bizarro / Must Be True Questions

Stimulus Summary

~Translated well → Poetry Get writing from translation → ~Learn language ~Poetry in language composed → ~Witness poem’s beauty Intermediate conclusion - Poems motivate language learning Main Point - Poets preserve language

Answer Anticipation

Wow, that’s an argument! And we’re not even in a question type that normally has arguments! The stem asks us to find an answer that is least supported by the stimulus, so this is a Bizarro Must be True question. That said, it’s closer to a Most Strongly Supported version - we’re looking for something without support, not something with just a bit of support.
The argument/stimulus is a rough one, but the fact that we’re not in an argument-based question makes it easier - we don’t actually need to break the argument down as we did in our stimulus and figure out premises, intermediate conclusion, and main point. We treat each statement as true and look at answers based on them.
If you didn’t view all the conditional statements as conditional, that’s fine - just make sure that you’re understanding matches up with our diagram. There are a lot of strong statements and connections here that we should be aware of.

Answer choices

  1. A
    All nonpoetic literature can Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    This answer is the contrapositive of Statement #1, so it must be true and can be eliminated.

  2. B
    One purpose of writing Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    The stimulus never discusses the purpose or motive of poets, so this answer is out of scope. It doesn’t have any support, so this is the correct answer.

  3. C
    Some translations do not Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Statement #3 guarantees that a translation of a poem doesn’t convey its beauty, so for at least those translations, not everything in the original language was captured, supporting this answer.

  4. D
    The beauty of poetry Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    This is more or less a restatement of Statement #3, so it has support and can be eliminated.

  5. E
    Perfect translation from one Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Poems can’t be translated well, so it must be the case that perfect translation of poems is impossible, making this answer supported.

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