PrepTest 135

[lcid:3639] Prep Test 135 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S4 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Gaby: In school, children 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

Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed/Flawed

Question Type

Point at Issue Questions

Stimulus Summary

G: Giving kids freedom to explore their interests with guidance from teachers leads to the most successful adults, so that’s how they should learn.
L: Kids should learn the fundamentals of success, and they get them only from strict instruction from teachers, so you’re wrong.

Answer Anticipation

Logan starts his rebuttal off with, “I disagree,” so we need to figure out what he’s disagreeing with. Gaby sets out a goal - teaching kids so they’re set up to be successful adults - and Logan also brings up success as a goal of education, so the disagreement isn’t there. However, the methods of achieving that goal are a point at issue - Gaby wants to give freedom, whereas Logan wants “disciplined, systematic instructions.” So the point at issue here isn’t about what education should strive for, but how it should get there, and the correct answer will reflect that.

Answer choices

  1. A
    the way in which Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Close, but not quite! While this answer does discuss methods of education, it focuses on the best way to teach kids fundamental knowledge. Logan talks about this (he believes his method is the only one that works, so it would also qualify as the best), but Gaby never talks about how to teach fundamental knowledge, so the answer is out of scope of her argument.
  2. B
    the extent to which Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    This answer gets at a key difference between Gaby and Logan’s methods. Gaby believes that children should direct their own education, with teachers providing minimal guidance. Logan believes that students need teachers who will walk them through disciplined, systematic instruction. So they disagree over the extent to which teachers should direct kids’ education, as this answer states.
  3. C
    the importance of having Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Both Gaby (“experienced”) and Logan (“accredited”) want to have qualified teachers involved in education, so this answer is a point of agreement.
  4. D
    the sort of school Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Neither speaker mentions fostering creativity as a goal, so this answer is out of scope.
  5. E
    the extent to which Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Gaby wants kids to focus on their interests, and Logan wants them to learn the fundamentals, but neither speaker talks about their interest in the fundamentals. This answer mashes together separate concepts from each speaker that only they talk about, so it’s incorrect.

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