LSAT 105 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q6

LR Question 6 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Willett: Lopez and Simmons, a married couple …

QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion

CONCLUSION: Lopez and Simmons are foolish to reveal their marriage right now.

REASONING: Evritech won’t hire more than one member of the same family so one of their offers would be withdrawn. They could keep it secret and claim they got married after getting hired. Since Evritech doesn’t fire employees who marry each other, both could keep their jobs.

ANALYSIS: Ask yourself: Which statement is the author trying to convince me of?

It’s that their decision is foolish.

The author isn’t trying to convince us about Evritech’s policies. Those are just facts used to support the recommendation that they shouldn’t reveal their marriage before being hired.

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1. The author never criticizes their decision to apply. The criticism is about revealing the marriage.
2. We know nothing about how often the rule is enforced. The argument assumes it would be enforced if the marriage were disclosed.
3. CORRECT. The entire argument is aimed at showing they shouldn’t disclose the marriage before both are hired.
4. This would be an argument about fairness or company policy. Willett never says what Evritech ought to do.
5. The argument says they could keep it secret, not that discovery is unlikely. Even if discovery were somewhat likely, the conclusion could still be that revealing it now is foolish.