LSAT 43, Logical Reasoning II, Q21, LSATHacks

LR Question 21 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Each of the many people who participated in the town's annual…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be True

ANALYSIS: We know that everyone who participated in the cleanup got a certificate, and that some of those who participated are not active in artistic circles.

We can combine these to say that some people who received a certificate are not active in artistic circles. This is the same as saying that not all people who received a certificate are active in artistic circles (answer choice B).

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1. We only have information about people who are not active in artistic circles.
2. CORRECT. Yes, we can correctly conclude this by combining two premises from the stimulus.
3. We don’t know this. We only know that some people who received awards did not participate in the arts fair.
4. The double negative can be confusing, but this does not have to be true. Everyone who did participate will receive a certificate, but this doesn’t mean that those who didn’t participate couldn’t also get a certificate.
5. We have no information to support this. We know nothing about those who are active in artistic circles. We only know that some people who cleaned up are not active in artistic circles. It’s pretty minimal knowledge.

Recap: The question begins with “Each of the many people who participated in the town's annual”. It is a Must be True question. Learn how to master LSAT MBT questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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