LSAT 8, Logical Reasoning II, Q5, LSATHacks

LR Question 5 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Elena: While I was at the dog show, every dog that growled…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be True

FACTS: A dog growled at Elena if and only if it was a white poodle. (all white poodles growled, no dog that wasn’t a white poodle growled)

ANALYSIS: On this type of question you should know roughly what to look for before you look at the answers choices. If Elena saw a white poodle, it growled. If she saw any other dog, it didn’t. That’s all.

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1. There could have been other white dogs as long as they didn’t growl.
2. There could have been poodles of other colors as long as they didn’t growl.
3. CORRECT. Yes. The only dogs that growled at Elena were white poodles.
4. It could be that there were white dogs other than poodles. These wouldn’t have growled.
5. Elena might have seen gray poodles. They just wouldn’t have growled.

Recap: The question begins with “Elena: While I was at the dog show, every dog that growled”. 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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