LSAT 19, Logical Reasoning I, Q6, LSATHacks

LR Question 6 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Legislator: Your agency is responsible for regulating…

QUESTION TYPE: Method of Reasoning

CONCLUSION: The regulator concludes he acted responsibly.

REASONING: The regulator tried to hire 500 investigators, but he could only hire 400 since the legislator set salaries so low.

ANALYSIS: The regulator gives us new information that shows the legislator is wrong. The lack of hiring was the legislature’s fault, not the regulator’s.

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1. Tempting, but the regulator wasn’t blaming the legislature for the scandals. The regulator only said the legislature was responsible for the low number of investigators hired.
2. CORRECT. The regulator has shown that he is not to blame for the low number of investigators hired. This new information shows the legislator is being unfair.
3. The regulator didn’t say that using 500 investigators would have been an ineffective response to the scandals.
4. The regulator disagreed with the legislator.
5. The legislator hasn’t contradicted himself. It is the regulator’s new information that contradicts the legislator.

Recap: The question begins with “Legislator: Your agency is responsible for regulating”. It is a Method of Reasoning question. Learn more about LSAT Method of Reasoning questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.

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