LSAT 115 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q25

LR Question 25 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Political commentator: Voters tend to elect the candidate whose…

QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption

CONCLUSION: Laws designed to increase the fairness of elections should not allow one candidate to buy significantly more media exposure than other candidates can afford.

REASONING: Voters tend to elect the candidate whose image elicits the most positive images.

ANALYSIS: Does media exposure lead to positive images? That’s the big question.

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1. The stimulus doesn’t claim that its proposal will eliminate unfairness. It merely claims it will reduce one potential cause of unfairness.
2. But how does the image become familiar? Does the candidate with the most exposure win, or is minimal exposure sufficient?
3. CORRECT. If this isn’t true, it means media exposure does nothing to help a candidate’s image evoke positive feelings. That ruins the argument.
4. This is far from necessary. The argument would not be hurt if the leading candidate buys only 99% of the exposure he can.
5. This isn’t necessary. The stimulus only claimed that candidates with positive images “tend” to be elected.

Recap: The question begins with “Political commentator: Voters tend to elect the candidate whose”. It is a Necessary Assumption question. Learn how to master LSAT Necessary questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.