LSAT 3 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q14

LR Question 14 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The only way that bookstores can profitably sell books…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be False

ANALYSIS: This has the same statements as the previous question except now the only way for bookstores to achieve high volume is to have a monopoly on a specialty.

So we get: Profitably sell at below market price ➞ publisher discount ➞ high volume of sales ➞ have exclusive access to specialty market

The way you should draw it is something like this: P ➞ D ➞ HV ➞ EA

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1. This could be true, if the bookstore has exclusive access to a specialty market.
2. This could also be true if the bookstore didn’t have exclusive access.
3. Either of these possibilities could work.
4. CORRECT. This is impossible. Access to a specialty market is now the only way to generate enough volume to get a discount.
5. This could be true.

Recap: The question begins with “The only way that bookstores can profitably sell books”. It is a Must be False question. Learn more about LSAT MBF questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.