PrepTest 140
[lcid:3657] Prep Test 140 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S2
Logical reasoning
Question prompt
Sharita: Anyone who owns
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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.
Question Type
Point of Agreement Questions
Answer choices
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AIt is usually wrong Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice A is not credited
Incorrect. Sharita doesn't discuss feeding stray cats, so this answer is out of scope of her statements. -
BThere are more stray Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice B matches the stem
Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Facts
Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/NA
Question Type:
Point of Agreement
Stimulus Summary:
S: There are a lot of stray cats because people don't spay/neuter their pets and won't take care of the kittens, so people should spay/neuter their pets.
C: Stray cats are bad for many reasons, and people feed them to be nice, but it just makes the problem worse.
Answer Anticipation:
Neither Sharita nor Chad believes that these stray cats are good. Chad explicitly lists all of the reasons that stray cats cause problems, and Sharita implies it in saying that people "should" do something that would prevent "so many stray cats" from being around. This is the key problem both raise and address and so it's likely to be the correct answer.
Answer Explanation:
Sharita states that there are "so many" stray cats around and suggests what people "should" do to prevent more, suggesting she believes there are more than there should be. Chad brings up all the problems associated with stray cats and says that feeding them "exacerbates" the problem, also implying he believes there are more than there should be. This is the problem that both speakers address, and so it's the correct answer.
Key Takeaway:
If both speakers have a key topic that they both address and agree on, it's likely going to be the correct answer in a Point of Agreement question. -
CStray cats are a Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice C is not credited
Incorrect. Sharita doesn't discuss the risk these cats pose to humans, so this answer is out of scope of her argument. -
DStray cats spread diseases Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice D is not credited
Incorrect. Chad mentions this, but Sharita doesn't, so this answer is out of scope of her argument. -
EIt is mainly out Remaining source text redacted.
Why choice E is not credited
Incorrect. Sharita doesn't discuss feeding stray cats, so this answer is out of scope of her statements.
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