LSAT 23 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q11

LR Question 11 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Editorial: The most vocal proponents of the proposed…

QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption

CONCLUSION: Everyone who supports the law is helping outsiders but hurting residents.

REASONING: The strongest supporters of the law are wealthy outsiders.

ANALYSIS: There are many flaws. First, the law may bring some benefits for the residents, too. Second, we’re not told what problems the law will bring. Third, the law may help some residents and hurt others.

So there could be some residents who genuinely support the law because it helps them.

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1. It doesn’t really matter how wealthy the summer residents are. Maybe everyone in town is wealthy, including those who stay during winter.
2. CORRECT. If this isn’t true, then the law will benefit residents too.
3. The editorial only said a few of the summer residents will benefit. Maybe most will be hurt.
4. Same as C.
5. The editorial is talking about the effects of the law. The editorial doesn’t say how many people support the law. Maybe most residents mistakenly support the law because they don’t realize it has downsides.

Recap: The question begins with “Editorial: The most vocal proponents of the proposed”. It is a Necessary Assumption question. Learn how to master LSAT Necessary questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.