LR Question 26 Explanation, by LSATHacks
QUESTION TEXT: Sasha: Handwriting analysis should be banned in court…
QUESTION TYPE: Strengthen
ARGUMENTS: Sasha argues that handwriting analysis should be banned because handwriting analysts often exaggerate.
Gregor thinks the problem could be solved with a licensing board to guarantee quality analysis.
ANALYSIS: Gregor has made a very strong argument.
The right answer is very blunt, and it’s just about the only way to respond to Gregor: handwriting analysis is always fraudulent, even if the analysts are certified.
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- It’s good to know there are other ways to assess character. But that doesn’t help show that handwriting analysis shouldn’t also be used.
- This doesn’t hurt Gregor’s reasoning. He argues that only highly trained professionals should give analysis.
- That’s fine, as long as a licensing board could produce some experts who could give reliable advice.
- CORRECT. This basically says that handwriting analysis is a fraudulent practice. So even with a licensing board we could never produce reliable analysts who make good analyses.
- That would be fine, according to Gregor. We would have fewer analysts, but they would be good analysts.
Recap: The question begins with “Sasha: Handwriting analysis should be banned in court”. It is a Strengthen question. Learn more about LSAT Strengthen questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.