LSAT 23 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q2

LR Question 2 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Veterinarian: A disease of purebred racehorses that

QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion

CONCLUSION: We should not ban the breeding of horses with this defect.

REASONING: The disease can be controlled by diet and medicine, and the defect sometimes produces very beautiful and valuable horses.

ANALYSIS: The veterinarian makes a good argument. The defective horses are useful, even if they’re no good for racing.

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1. The veterinarian admits (in the first sentence) that the defective horses shouldn’t race.
2. CORRECT. This is it. The veterinarian doesn’t think we should ban the horses. We can prevent most of the disease’s harmful effects, and the defect often produces beautiful horses.
3. The veterinarian didn’t say this. We only know that diet can control the disease “in most cases”.
4. The veterinarian didn’t say that this defect was the only way to produce beautiful horses.
5. The veterinarian didn’t say anything about other diseases.

Recap: The question begins with “A disease of purebred racehorses that is caused by a”. It is a Identify The Conclusion question. Learn more about LSAT Identify questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.