LSAT 122 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q21

LR Question 21 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Many successful graphic designers began their careers…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be True

PARADOX: We know three things:

1. Some successful designers learned in school.
2. Some learned on the job.
3. All successful designers pay attention to the needs of clients.

ANALYSIS: We can combine the first two with the third, individually. Successful designers who trained informally listened to clients, and same for those who trained on the job. The common thread is not how they learned, but that they didn’t ignore client wishes. So any statement that must be true will logically follow from that pattern; regardless of training background, no successful designer ignored a client. Look for an answer that reflects this connection.

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1. Ignoring clients guarantees failure, but there are many other possible roads to failure. E.g., laziness
2. CORRECT. Yes, though this is counterintuitive. But we know that many formally trained designers are successful. And all successful designers pay attention to clients. Therefore not all of them ignore clients (the successful ones don’t).
3. No. Stalking your client to observe all of their wishes probably isn’t a good idea.
4. Some might, and they will fail.
5. We don’t know which group is more successful.

Recap: The question begins with “Many successful graphic designers began their careers”. It is a Must be True question. Learn how to master LSAT MBT questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.