LSAT 62, Logical Reasoning I, Q4, LSATHacks

LR Question 4 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Carol Morris wants to own a majority of the shares of…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

PARADOX: Analysts predict that Morris will own the daily, even though the majority shareholder refuses to sell.

ANALYSIS: The question stem reads like a strengthen question, but this is really a paradox.

Use your common sense for this question. The majority refuses to sell. So Morris can't buy the shares. Unless the majority is somehow forced to sell. I saw that was the only possibility, and looked for it in the answers.

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1. Who cares about other newspapers. We only care about the Daily.
2. The stimulus said that Azedcorp has refused to sell. Presumably a high price won't sway them. Also, this offer was in the past, and the stimulus says that Azedcorp refused all offers.
3. It doesn't matter who is buying. Azedcorp has refused to sell.
4. That's great for Morris. But there can only be one majority owner. Currently, Azedcorp has a majority. Morris therefore needs at least some of Azedcorp's shares to form a majority.
5. CORRECT. If Azedcorp is forced to sell its shares, then Morris will be able to buy them.

Recap: The question begins with “Carol Morris wants to own”. It is a Paradox question. To practice more Paradox questions, have a look at the LSAT Questions by Type page.

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