PrepTest 103

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

Question prompt

Whenever she considers voting 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

Must Be True Questions / Principle Questions

Answer Anticipation

Wow, is this a complicated stimulus! However, it is a Must be True question, and it sets out a rule (a principle, as the second question in this set calls it) determining how Kay votes, so let’s make sure we understand that.
First, we get a condition to when the principle applies - there must be an election, and it must include an issue that’s important to Kay.
Second, we get Kay’s principle. We diagrammed it out, but this might be a situation where it’s easier to just rephrase it. When there are issues important to Kay, it’s unacceptable for her to vote for someone who disagrees with her on more of those issues than another candidate. In other words, it’s acceptable to vote for the person she disagrees with the least, and only that person.
Third, we get some information about the upcoming mayoral election. There’s an issue important to Kay (so the principle applies to her decision), and Medina is the only candidate who agrees with her.
Unlike question #22, this one does ask about the upcoming mayoral election. There, Kay has a single issue important to her. She agrees with Medina on that issue, and she disagrees with Legrand and Norton on it. So Medina is the candidate with whom she has the fewest disagreements on issues important to her, and the principle tells us that it’s therefore acceptable for her to vote for Medina, and it’s unacceptable for her to vote for Legrand or Norton.

Answer choices

  1. A
    it is acceptable for Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    It’s not acceptable for Kay to vote for Legrand since she disagrees with him on one important issue, compared to zero for Medina.

  2. B
    the only unacceptable courses Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    This answer is backed up by the principle. Since Kay agrees with Medina on the only issue important to her, she disagrees with Legrand and Norton on more issues important to her than she disagrees with Medina. As such, it’s unacceptable for her to vote for Legrand or Norton, and it’s acceptable for her to vote for Medina. This answer states the first half of that, meaning that it must be true.

  3. C
    it is unacceptable for Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    It’s acceptable for Kay to vote for Medina since they disagree on fewer issues than Kay and the other two candidates.

  4. D
    the only unacceptable course Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Quite the opposite - that’s the only acceptable course of action for Kay since she disagrees with Medina on fewer important issues.

  5. E
    it is acceptable for Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Kay’s principle makes it unacceptable for her to vote for a candidate with whom she disagrees on more issues important to her than another candidate. Since she disagrees with Legrand and Norton on more issues important to her than Medina, it’s not acceptable for her to vote for the former candidates.

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