LSAT 82, Logic Game 3, Question 17, LSATHacks

This question asks you to force Farrell to be interviewed fourth. If you made scenarios from the setup, you’ll see there’s only one scenario where F is fourth: the third one. Here are the setup scenarios:

So we somehow have to force the 3rd scenario. The notable feature of the 3rd  scenario is that H is 2nd, so B looks like the best answer to test. (In fact, if you were pressed for time, you could pick B with fairly high confidence based on the above reasoning)

Here’s what happens if you place H second:

Nothing obvious at first. But, we can’t place Q and F third, because R is already there. So we can only place QF 1st, or 4th. What happens if we place them third?

Hmm, GI are beside each other. That doesn’t work. So, if H goes second, Q must go fourth instead. B is CORRECT.

A and C could seem tempting. Why isn’t they right? First, Greer and Ikaba are semi interchangeable in a lot of scenarios. Interchangeable answers can’t both be right.

Second, look at scenario 2. Greer and Ikaba can both be first in that scenario, and yet Q and F are 2nd. This doesn’t work, we need Q and F to be 4th.

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