LSAT 103 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q26

LR Question 26 Explanation

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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1. 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.
2. This doesn’t hurt Gregor’s reasoning. He argues that only highly trained professionals should give analysis.
3. That’s fine, as long as a licensing board could produce some experts who could give reliable advice.
4. 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.
5. 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.