LSAT 101 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q13

LR Question 13 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Health officials claim that because the foods…

QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption

CONCLUSION: TV makes you eat junk food.

REASONING: TV programs show people eating junk food.

ANALYSIS: The argument assumes that we’re influenced by food we see actors eating on TV.

If you’re not influenced by what actors eat, then why would TV change your eating habits?

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1. It doesn’t matter why TV actors are shown eating bad food. The argument is that if you see people eating bad food, you will copy them.
2. CORRECT. If you’re not more likely to eat food you saw on TV, then it’s hard to see how TV can give you bad eating habits.
3. Same as A. We don’t care why TV actors eat bad foods. We only care what effect this has.
4. The argument is stronger if this isn’t true. If you watch people with the same eating habits, you won’t change. But if you watch people with different (and worse) eating habits, you might.
5. No one cares about health officials. We’re trying to figure out if watching people eat on TV changes how you eat.

Recap: The question begins with “Health officials claim that because the foods”. It is a Necessary Assumption question. Learn how to master LSAT Necessary questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.