LSAT 21, Logical Reasoning II, Q7, LSATHacks

LR Question 7 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Of all of the photographs taken of him at his wedding…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

PARADOX: John’s friends thought that a picture didn’t look like John. John thought it did look like him.

ANALYSIS: We need something that explains why John would see things differently from his friends. Only answer choice D does this. We see ourselves differently than everyone else, because we only see ourselves in mirrors.

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1. We would think that John’s friends would recognize him in his normal clothes.
2. This doesn’t explain why John’s friends had a different view.
3. Why would John’s friends have a different view of a black and white photograph than John did?
4. CORRECT. We only see ourselves in mirrors, which reverse our face. John is used to seeing himself in a mirror, but his friends aren’t.
5. If there were several photographs only of John, then why didn’t John think those looked like him as well?

Recap: The question begins with “Of all of the photographs taken of him at his wedding”. It is a Paradox question. Learn how to master LSAT Paradox questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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