LSAT 152 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q8

LR Question 8 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Quartzbrook Farms wanted to test all of its cattle for a rare …

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

FACTS:

• Q wanted to test its cattle for disease so it could export beef.
• Their government banned it from testing because:

1. There’s no evidence that the risk of disease justifies testing
2. Public could wrongly believe the testing was scientifically warranted

ANALYSIS: We’re looking for an answer which contradicts the government. The government wanted to ban testing. So, we should look for the opposite, an answer which says do not ban testing.

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1. CORRECT. This says a government “cannot rightfully prohibit testing”. This goes against what the government had proposed, which was prohibiting testing.
2. This is about gathering information, not prohibiting testing. Not relevant.
3. This actually supports the government’s reasoning — it says unnecessary testing can be blocked if misleading. Opposite of what we want.
4. This is about government spending, not whether companies can test.
5. This is about fairness in requiring testing, not prohibiting it.