LSAT 150 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q10

LR Question 10 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Changes in Britain’s National Health Service have led many…

QUESTION TYPE: Strengthen

CONCLUSION: The discontinuation of on-site laundry services will not put patients at risk.

REASONING: Residential washing machines do not reach high enough temperatures to kill the Acinetobacter bacterium, but _________.

ANALYSIS: We need something to fill in the blank. It looks like they won’t have any way to kill the bacterium, but there must be something justifying the belief. Maybe their laundry will get done somewhere that has industrial machines, or maybe Acinetobacter isn’t an issue for another reason.

The right answer will solve this for us.

___________

1. It doesn’t matter if staff develop an immunity. Officials say patients aren’t at risk.
2. Even if patients with Acinetobacter can be isolated, those patients themselves would still be at risk.
3. This doesn’t justify the belief – if the hospital staff were relying on it, then the discontinuation may cause issues.
4. CORRECT. Even though residential washing machines don’t kill Acinetobacter, dryers do! This solves our issue – the bacterium will be killed by dryers.
5. It doesn’t help that all the bacteria other than Acinetobacter are killed – we need a reason that Acinetobacter isn’t a concern.

Recap: The question begins with “Changes in Britain’s National Health Service have led many”. It is a Strengthen question. Learn more about LSAT Strengthen questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.