LSAT 3 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q8

LR Question 8 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Although nondairy coffee lighteners made with coconut oil…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

ANALYSIS: Coconut oil raises cholesterol more than whole milk. This is true even though coconut milk has no cholesterol and whole milk has some. Coconut oil does contain more saturated fat.

In real life dietary cholesterol doesn’t usually affect blood cholesterol levels. Saturated fat intake raises both HDL and LDL, which carry blood cholesterol. This explains the paradox.

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1. This doesn’t explain why coconut oil raises cholesterol more than whole milk.
2. CORRECT. This explains it. Coconut oil has two grams of saturated fat while whole milk has only 2 milligrams of cholesterol.
3. This is useless. We only care about coconut oil vs. whole milk.
4. Same as C. More information is not useful if it cannot explain our results.
5. Coconut oil has no cholesterol yet it raises blood cholesterol. Why?

Recap: The question begins with “Although nondairy coffee lighteners made with coconut oil”. It is a Paradox question. Learn more about LSAT Paradox questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.