PrepTest 112

[lcid:3546] Prep Test 112 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S3 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Muscular strength is a 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

Main Point Questions

Stimulus Summary

Muscular strength is limited, but training helps use it better. Athletes are about equally strong, so being a champion requires training.

Answer Anticipation

Early Main Point questions generally have clearer structural indicator words to help you find the conclusion more easily, and this question is no exception.
The opening lines have no structural indicators, so we can’t tell what role they serve in the argument without reading the rest of the argument. However, it then goes on to start the following sentence with “Since,” which tells us that it’s introducing a premise but that a conclusion will follow in the same sentence. This is reinforced by the second half of the sentence starting with “it follows that,” which is a conclusion indicator phrase. Since the opening line builds into this sentence, the final clause is the conclusion - To be a champion, an athlete needs superior mastery of athletic techniques.

Answer choices

  1. A
    Only champion athletes have Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Very close, but this answer reverses the conclusion! There, superior mastery of athletic techniques is a requirement to be a champion. Here, it’s sufficient to determine that one is a champion. (“Only a champion” vs. “requirement...for a champion”).
  2. B
    Superior muscular strength is Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    The premise of the stimulus notes that top athletes have essentially the same strength.
  3. C
    No athlete can become Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C matches the stem
    This answer matches the stimulus (and is the reverse of (A)). If an athlete can’t become a champion without superior mastery of athletic techniques, then that mastery is necessary to becoming a champion.
  4. D
    The differences in muscular Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    This is a premise, introduced by “Since.”
  5. E
    Athletic techniques help athletes Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    This answer is in the opening line, which served as support for the conclusion.

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