LSAT 80, Logic Game 1, Question 2, LSATHacks

LG Game 1 Question 2 Explanation, by LSATHacks

I was puzzled by this question, as I had made no upfront deductions that would let me solve a general must be true question. And almost everything is possible on this game.

When stuck, read through each answer and look for one that seems impossible. Don’t brute force every answer and try to disprove it. Just look for the one which seems the least possible and start on that answer.

In this case, that’s D, which is CORRECT. Olga must be a facilitator, so Juana and Mei can’t both be facilitators too. (We only have two facilitators).

Briefly, on the other answers:

• A. It doesn’t matter which team J is on, as long as O is on the other team.
• B. L can be a facilitator. Anyone can be a facilitator except K.
• C. Same as A. It doesn’t matter which team O is on, as long as she isn’t with J.
• E. This is fine. K can’t be a facilitator, so this answer helps us obey the rules. As for J, there will always be three non-facilitators. 

Hi, I'm Graeme Blake

Founder of LSAThacks; I scored a 177 on the LSAT.

I created the LSAT Mastery Seminars, which are part of the Ultimate LSAT Prep Bundle

If you like the explanations you're reading I'm 100% confident you'll enjoy the courses. Satisfaction guaranteed.

---------
Updates:

For updates, sign up for my email list. I update whenever I have new posts.