LR Question 1 Explanation, by LSATHacks
QUESTION TEXT: Treat training consists of rewarding dogs with edible…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle
CONCLUSION: You should use praise and words to train your dog.
REASONING: Treats work, but only if you have treats. You won’t always have treats with you.
ANALYSIS: You have to ask yourself why it should matter that you won’t have treats with you at all times. Use common sense.
Maybe you should only use a method you can use with your dog in all situations. That’s a “principle”, and it supports not using treats.
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- This tells us what people will do. We’re looking for something that tells us what people should do. This isn’t the only reason this answer is wrong, but this is a very important distinction on the LSAT and you must learn to recognize the different between what is true and what should be true.
(Another reason this is wrong is that we don’t know if dogs learn more quickly with treats or with praise.) - This supports the idea that treat-trained dogs will obey us even if we don’t have treats. This weakens the argument that we shouldn’t use treats.
- The stimulus never mentions whether any of the methods have “a high obedience rate in at least some circumstances”. So this answer doesn’t apply to anything – it’s totally useless!
- CORRECT. This supports the idea not to use treats. Since aren’t available in all circumstances, we shouldn’t use them.
- Total nonsense. The stimulus doesn’t mention any techniques that “don’t work for other dogs”. This answer doesn’t apply to anything, and it doesn’t help prove we shouldn’t use treats.
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