LSAT 115 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q7

LR Question 7 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: You won’t be able to write well abut the rock music…

QUESTION TYPE: Point at Issue

ANALYSIS: Jorge claims Ruth is a young punk who can’t write about music which was popular when Ruth was just a baby.

Ruth counters that people can write intelligently about ancient Rome even if they weren’t alive then. So surely she can write about something which happened very recently.

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1. CORRECT. Jorge says Ruth can’t write about the 1960’s because she wasn’t in her teens and early 20’s at that time. Ruth disagrees.
2. Technically, neither of them addresses this issue.
3. Jorge certainly doesn’t talk about ancient Rome. How can he agree or disagree with this?
4. People who were in their teens and early twenties in the 1960’s are now older…
5. No one addresses this issue.

Recap: The question begins with “You won’t be able to write well abut the rock music”. It is a Point at Issue question. Learn how to master LSAT Point at Issue questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.