LSAT 63, Logical Reasoning I, Q15, LSATHacks

LR Question 15 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Counselor: Hagerle sincerely apologized to the physician…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Strengthen

CONCLUSION: Hagerle should apologize to the counselor too.

REASONING: Hagerle sincerely apologized to the physician for having lied to her.

ANALYSIS: We don’t actually know if Hagerle ought to have apologized to the physician. This rules out answer choice B.

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1. We don’t know if Hagerle can sincerely apologize to the counselor.
2. This is very tempting. But we don’t actually know if Hagerle owed the doctor an apology.
3. CORRECT. Hagerle already did sincerely apologize to the Doctor. So they must apologize to the counselor as well, according to this principle.
4. We don’t know if Hagerle is capable of sincerely apologizing to the counselor.
5. This tells us when someone should not apologize. We need to figure out when they should apologize.

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