LSAT 21, Logical Reasoning II, Q17, LSATHacks

LR Question 17 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: An editorial in the Grandburg Daily Herald claims that…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Strengthen

CONCLUSION: The editorial claims that voters dislike the party in power.

REASONING: Most voters think the party will lose the next elections.

ANALYSIS: The editorial uses poor logic. The voters might like the party, but think that it will lose. Maybe they’re just pessimistic people.

We have no evidence about whether voters like this political party.

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1. We have no evidence how people feel about the party. We only have evidence about whether they think the party will win or lose.
2. We have no evidence of voter sentiment. We only have evidence of voters’ predictions.
3. We have no evidence of ill-feeling.
4. CORRECT. If you think something will happen then you also tend to favor it. This tells us that since voters think the party will lose they must also want the party to lose.
5. This doesn’t tell us how those voters will vote.

Recap: The question begins with “An editorial in the Grandburg Daily Herald claims that”. It is a Principle Justify question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle Justify questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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