PrepTest 112

[lcid:3544] Prep Test 112 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S1 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Any writer whose purpose 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

Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed

Question Type

Strengthen with Sufficient Premise Questions / Sufficient & Necessary Questions

Stimulus Summary

Purpose: Personal expression → Sometimes use words ambiguously
Poet → Purpose: Personal expression
Therefore - Poetry readers don’t rely on a precise understanding of what the poet means to enjoy a poem

Answer Anticipation

This argument can be a little tough to figure out, especially since the conclusion (in talking about readers and enjoyment) seems completely out of scope of the argument. So let’s start by working with the premises, and then see how that compares to the conclusion.

Answer choices

  1. A
    Writers who sometimes use Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    This answer does establish that poets have no readers who try to attain a precise understanding of what the writer means. That fails, however, to tie it into their enjoyment of these poems.
  2. B
    Writers whose purpose is Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    Concern for whether people enjoy their words doesn’t determine whether people actually do, or what is required for those people to enjoy the works, so this answer is out of scope.
  3. C
    No writer who ever Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C matches the stem
    This answer connects the relevant terms. Poets all use words ambiguously sometimes, so this answer guarantees that poets don’t have any readers whose enjoyment depends on attaining a precise understanding of their meaning. That’s precisely what the conclusion states, so this is the correct answer.
  4. D
    Most writers whose readers' Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    First, this answer is a bit of a reversal of the argument. Second, it’s too weak to support the conclusion in talking about “most” writers.
  5. E
    Readers who have a Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Great, but the conclusion is about whether such an understanding is necessary to that enjoyment, so this answer doesn’t do anything to establish that.

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