LSAT 105 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q8

LR Question 8 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Millions of female bats rear their pups in Bracken Cave…

QUESTION TYPE: Main Point

CONCLUSION: Mother bats can recognize the cry of their pups.

REASONING: Mother bats leave their pups in a cave with other pups. They always find them, even though hearing their pups cry is the only way to tell the pups apart. The pups can’t recognize their mothers.

ANALYSIS: The argument tries to shows that mothers recognize their babies’ cries because there are no other explanations for how they find them.

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1. There aren’t any specific bats mentioned. The argument’s evidence is only about bats in general.
2. CORRECT. The argument eliminates the possibility that the mothers can find the pups by some other method and it eliminates the possibility that pups can recognize the mothers’ calls.
3. The argument hasn’t explained the mechanism by which the bats can recognize calls.
4. The mothers and the pups don’t share the ability to identify cries. The pups can’t recognize their mothers.
5. The argument only talked about bats in general. An example of this answer choice would be: if the argument had talked about a particular bat, and applied a general rule to their situation.

Recap: The question begins with “Millions of female bats rear their pups in Bracken Cave”. It is a Identify The Conclusion question. Learn more about LSAT Identify questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.