LSAT 122 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q3

LR Question 3 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Xavier: Demand by tourists in Nepal for inexpensive thangka…

QUESTION TYPE: Method of Reasoning

ARGUMENTS:

Xavier concludes selling thangkas to tourists should be banned, to save the art form from decay.

Yvette counters that this will cause the young artists to move to different art forms, so that they can still sell to tourists. Lack of youth will destroy thangkas as an art form (Conclusion).

ANALYSIS: Yvette is saying that Xavier’s solution to the problem will actually make the problem worse.

___________

1. Yvette did not say whether or not she agreed there was a problem, only that Xavier’s proposal would destroy the art form.
2. No. Don’t choose any answer choice you can’t back up. Yvette says nothing about Xavier’s sources.
3. CORRECT. Yup. She says “young artists would cease making thangkas” if his plan was implemented.
4. Her conclusion is inconsistent with Xavier’s, but there is no analogy. That would involve mentioning something other than thangkas.
5. Xavier’s evidence was quite relevant, and Yvette didn’t dispute it.

Recap: The question begins with “Xavier: Demand by tourists in Nepal for inexpensive thangka”. It is a Method of Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Method of Reasoning questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.