LSAT 3 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q13

LR Question 13 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: If that insect is a bee, it can only sting once. It only did…

QUESTION TYPE: Parallel Reasoning

CONCLUSION: That insect is a bee.

REASONING: If it is a bee, then it can only sting once. It only did sting once.

ANALYSIS: This is a flawed argument, and a very bad one. It incorrectly reverses the premises. There could be other insects that only sting once, apart from bees.

The premise is: Bee sting once, and the contrapositive is: not sting once ➞ not a bee

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1. CORRECT. This also reverses the premises. They definitely sneeze in spring, but they may also sneeze in other seasons.
2. This is a good argument.
3. This is a good argument, using contrapositive reasoning.
4. This is a good argument, assuming they meant it in the colloquial sense that one more thunderstorm would destroy the roof.
5. This may be a good argument, but we need more evidence.

Recap: The question begins with “If that insect is a bee, it can only sting once It only did”. It is a Parallel Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Parallel questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.