LSAT 107 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q6

LR Question 6 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Astorga’s campaign promises are apparently just an…

QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption

CONCLUSION: Astorga is lying to the voters about what she will do if elected.

REASONING: Astorga is just promising voters what they claim to want.

ANALYSIS: This is silly. Astorga might indeed plan to do what she says. If she does what voters want, she’ll probably be popular. So why wouldn’t she follow through on her popular promises?

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1. The argument didn’t say Astorga would be incapable of keeping her promises. It claimed she didn’t want to.
2. The argument doesn’t say whether the polls are accurate. It only mentions them to imply that Astorga is just promising the voters what they want to hear.
3. The argument didn’t say whether Astorga will get elected.
4. The argument is assuming this isn’t true and that Astorga has her own opinions about what to do if she is elected.
5. CORRECT. If Astorga does intend to do what she promised then the argument is wrong.

Recap: The question begins with “Astorga’s campaign promises are apparently just an”. It is a Necessary Assumption question. Learn more about LSAT Necessary questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.