LSAT 106 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q22

LR Question 22 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Under the influence of today’s computer-oriented culture…

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

Children’s books have changed, thanks to computer culture. Children’s books are now:

1. Flashy, with an emphasis on illustrations and graphic design.
2. The flashiness has caused a lack of substance. This makes books short lived and trendy.
3. The lack of substance has also made books more humor-based, with less difficult material and narrower topics.

ANALYSIS: There’s no real connections to be made between the different facts.

The correct answer (B) depends only on correctly understanding the second point above.

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1. We know that a focus on illustrations and graphic design detracts from substance. It’s lack of substance that has led to the other changes, such as narrow focus.
2. CORRECT. This is supported by the fourth line: lack of substance makes books short lived.
3. We’re only told that children’s books have changed. We don’t know what children can do.
4. We’re only told that children’s books have changed. We don’t know why, and we don’t know what kind of books children prefer.
5. We have no idea what makes children’s books popular. Maybe substance (or lack thereof) is extremely important.