LSAT 104 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q8

LR Question 8 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: People always seem to associate high prices of products…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

PARADOX: People think something is better if it’s more expensive. But the best things aren’t always more expensive.

Take tea, for example. Bad teas often cost as much as quality teas.

ANALYSIS: Answers A, C and E share a problem: they don’t tell us about any difference between quality teas and bad tea.

We need a difference in order to explain why quality tea doesn’t cost any more.

Answer D doesn’t mention price, which is a big oversight.

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1. This doesn’t distinguish between quality tea and bad tea.
2. CORRECT. This shows that high demand raises the price of crappy teas.
3. This doesn’t distinguish between quality tea and bad tea.
4. That’s nice. But this doesn’t tell us anything about the price of tea. I have no idea what effect being hard to find has on price. Prices could be high because quality tea is rare, or prices could be lower because the owners are desperate to sell.
5. This doesn’t distinguish between quality tea and bad tea.

Recap: The question begins with “People always seem to associate high prices of products”. It is a Paradox question. Learn more about LSAT Paradox questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.