LSAT 19, Logical Reasoning II, Q16, LSATHacks

LR Question 16 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Some scientists explain the dance of honeybees…

QUESTION TYPE: Point at Issue

ARGUMENTS: Henry argues that the honeybees do not dance to show other bees how to find food. They leave scent trails, so the dance would not be necessary.

Winifred argues that Henry hasn’t proven his argument. Animals often have multiple ways of achieving the same goal.

ANALYSIS: They disagree on whether honeybees might use their dance to show other bees where food is.

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1. Neither of them was talking about proving general theories of animal behavior.
2. Winifred didn’t say that more than one explanation was correct. She just said that the navigation explanation might be correct.
3. CORRECT. Henry says honeybees don’t do this. Winifred thinks that bees could communicate through dance.
4. Neither of them says whether other bees can communicate navigational info.
5. They both agree that honeybees use smell.

Recap: The question begins with “Some scientists explain the dance of honeybees”. It is a Point at Issue question. Learn more about LSAT Point at Issue questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.

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