LSAT 34, Logical Reasoning I, Q5, LSATHacks

LR Question 5 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Many elementary schools have offered computer-assisted educational…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

FACTS: Computers have helped elementary school students with math, helped a little with science and haven’t helped at all with reading and writing.

ANALYSIS: We need to either find an advantage for math or a disadvantage for reading when using a computer. Anything that doesn’t distinguish between subjects is irrelevant. Answer B gives us an advantage for math. 

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1. This doesn’t explain anything. We want to know why arithmetic worked well on computers and reading didn’t. 
2. CORRECT. This gives us a reason why arithmetic works particularly well, compared to the other subjects. 
3. We’re talking about classrooms where the technology was used. It doesn’t matter what happened in classrooms where the teachers didn’t use it.
4. This explains why computers might be used. It doesn’t explain why reading couldn’t be taught well using a computer.
5. This makes the situation even more puzzling. Reading lessons didn’t go well despite the fact that there were more of them. 

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