LSAT 21, Logical Reasoning II, Q16, LSATHacks

LR Question 16 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Researchers studying artificial sweeteners have long…

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

1. Scientists think that a food will taste sweet if fewer molecules are required to turn on a sweetness receptor.
2. Scientists have discovered a substance that can turn on sweetness receptors with only one molecule.

ANALYSIS: According to the scientists, nothing can be sweeter than this substance. It uses the minimum number of molecules to activate a receptor.

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1. Hard to say. Sometimes things can taste too sweet.
2. So if we eat enough mud, it will taste sweet? This is nonsense.
3. CORRECT. This has to be true. This substance uses the minimum number of molecules to activate a receptor: one.
4. Some things could simply be tasteless.
5. All we know is that the substance will be less sweet. It might not be bitter.

Recap: The question begins with “Researchers studying artificial sweeteners have long”. It is a Most Strongly Supported question. Learn more about LSAT MSS questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.

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