LSAT 84, Logical Reasoning II, Q11, LSATHacks

LR Question 11 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Many newspapers have cut back on book reviews, replacing…

QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion

CONCLUSION: Cutting back on book reviews is ill-advised.

REASONING: Replacing book reviews with other features alienates loyal readers, and the readers that the new features are meant to attract are more likely to watch television.

ANALYSIS: The first sentence explains a phenomenon that is occurring (newspapers cutting back on reviews). The second shows the author’s opinion (it is ill-advised). You can tell for sure that this is the conclusion because the next sentence is evidence in support of it (cutting back on reviews won’t have its intended effect).

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1. CORRECT. The author is arguing that cutting back on reviews is bad.
2. This is not the conclusion, but rather a premise given by the author. The conclusion is that cutting back was a bad move.
3. This is background information given by the author.
4. This is evidence in support of the author’s conclusion. It is not the actual conclusion.
5. This, like D, is evidence in support of the overall conclusion (that cutting back on reviews is ill-advised).

Recap: The question begins with “Many newspapers have cut back on book reviews, replacing”. It is a Identify The Conclusion question. Learn how to master LSAT Identify questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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