LSAT 43, Logical Reasoning I, Q5, LSATHacks

LR Question 5 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Shipping Coordinator: If we send your shipment by air express…

QUESTION TYPE: Misinterpretation

ANALYSIS: SC says ground is cheaper but potentially slower than air.

1. A ➞ 1 day arrival
2. G ➞ 1-2 day arrival

The Customer mistakenly believes only air can ship the package there in one day. Oops. (Only air can guarantee that it will get there the next day, but that’s different).

Since the customer wants her package to arrive in one day, she buys air shipping.

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1. If so, she would buy ground shipping instead of air.
2. She correctly understood this, which is why she is buying air shipping.
3. She clearly understood that air is more expensive.
4. CORRECT. Bingo, she ignored the possibility that ground might also arrive tomorrow.
5. She did not mention shipping speed. Her misinterpretation is about arrival time. (She said, “If I don’t choose air…it will not arrive tomorrow”). D paraphrases that statement. (Tempting)

Recap: The question begins with “Shipping Coordinator: If we send your shipment by air express”. It is a Misinterpretation question. Learn how to master LSAT Misinterpretation questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

Note: This question is easy if you know exactly what she is saying. Double-check the stimulus to clear up any doubts before choosing your answer.

Note also that “misinterpretation” is an extremely rare question type.

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