LSAT 155 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q25

LR Question 25 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction…

QUESTION TYPE: Parallel Reasoning

CONCLUSION: I won’t be relocating my store to the new shopping center.

REASONING: My store needs a site that is both high-visibility and has good growth potential. Of the two potential sites for the shopping center, one lacks visibility and the other lacks good growth potential.

ANALYSIS: The shopkeeper gives us two criteria for moving her store. She notes that there are two options, but each of them fails one of the criteria. As a result, because neither option meets criteria, she won’t be moving her store.

The correct answer will match this exactly. There are multiple options for a certain course of action, but none of them fit the criteria necessary for that action. The conclusion will be that the action cannot be taken.

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1. This answer is missing the two options present in the stimulus.
2. This answer is concluding that a certain course of action will be taken, but the stimulus concludes that neither action will be taken.
3. This choice is incorrect because there are not two criteria for travelling. If either one of the criteria is met, Finch can travel. For example, Finch could go to Hazelton if the tickets were cheap.
4. CORRECT. This answer matches the stimulus exactly. There are two options, but each fails one of two necessary criteria.
5. Like A, this answer is missing the two options. This answer instead concludes that the two criteria are mutually exclusive from each other.

Recap: The question begins with “Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction”. It is a Parallel Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Parallel questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.