LSAT 89, Logical Reasoning II, Q12, LSATHacks

LR Question 12 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Typically, a design that turns out well has gone through…

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

1. Typically, a good design has gone through many drafts.
2. Each draft is better than the previous drafts.
3. A sketch allows a designer to see an idea’s advantages and flaws.
4. Where the sketch is muddled or confused, it tells the designer that the design is inadequately conceptualized.

ANALYSIS: This is a Most Strongly Supported question, so it’s hard to rephrase. But let’s make sure we understand our facts. Good designs are the result of a series of improving drafts. This is because sketches allow a designer to see the flaws, or where a design is inadequately conceptualized.

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1. This isn’t necessarily true. We know good designs typically go through many drafts, but we don’t know anything in particular about the best designs.
2. CORRECT. Good designs typically go through many drafts. The design is good, but the drafts get worse the older you go back. The drafts help the designer find flaws, so the initial idea for the designs with many drafts were probably flawed and improved over the drafts.
3. We can’t say this for sure. Good designs tend to result from many drafts, but maybe bad designs also come from many drafts. We can’t say for certain.
4. This can’t be concluded. In fact, we were told that inadequate initial conceptualizations can often be improved through successive drafts.
5. We know that sketches help designers see advantages and flaws, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only way.

Recap: The question begins with “Typically, a design that turns out well has gone through”. It is a Most Strongly Supported question. Learn more about LSAT MSS questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.