LSAT 102 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q16

LR Question 16 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Essayist: Wisdom and intelligence are desirable…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be False

FACTS:

1. Wisdom and intelligence are both good.
2. But you can have one but not the other.
3. In fact, it may be that no one has both of these. This is based only on the essayist’s personal experience.

ANALYSIS: We don’t have much evidence. We only have the essayist’s personal experience. There are billions of people he did not meet.

The first two facts are true of everyone.

___________

1. This could be true. We don’t know much about most people, we only know that the people the essayist met had either wisdom or intelligence, but not both.
2. Same as A.
3. This could be true. The essayist never met anyone like that, and maybe no one like that exists.
4. CORRECT. This means, in plainer English: nobody is wise, and nobody is intelligent. This contradicts the essayist: he met many people who were either wise or intelligent, but not both.
5. This fits with the essayist’s experience. He met many people that were wise or intelligent but not both.

Recap: The question begins with “Essayist: Wisdom and intelligence are desirable”. It is a Must be False question. Learn more about LSAT MBF questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.