LSAT 101 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q7

LR Question 7 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: A neighborhood group plans to protest…

QUESTION TYPE: Weaken – Exception

CONCLUSION: We shouldn’t close the center.

REASONING: The neighborhood already has many residents per center. Now there will be no center. This neighborhood needs access to recreational facilities.

ANALYSIS: It’s hard to judge this argument. We don’t know why the center is being shut down. The best thing to do is consider the neighborhood’s arguments, then keep an open mind and eliminate the four wrong answers. Make sure to support them using the passage.

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1. CORRECT. This strengthens the argument. Some residents will have no option for recreation.
2. This shows that the statistic “residents per center” is misleading. There are many people, but few children to use the center.
3. Actions speak louder than words. The group is making a lot of noise, but no one is using the center.
4. Same as C.
5. This shows that all recreation centers less and less valuable. Maybe it makes sense to close this one; people are playing on computers instead of going to the recreation center.

Recap: The question begins with “A neighborhood group plans to protest”. It is a Weaken question. Learn how to master LSAT Weaken questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.