LSAT 88, Logical Reasoning II, Q6, LSATHacks

LR Question 6 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Historian: Much of what made medieval European communities…

QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion

CONCLUSION: If industrialized societies did group-tasks like medieval Europeans, then their communities will be more close-knit.

REASONING: Medieval European communities worked in groups and so their communities became close-knit.

ANALYSIS: Sentences one and two are premises, as they merely introduce the subject at hand and give some context. “So” in the last sentence is the conclusion indicator , and the correct answer choice would be a paraphrase of this sentence.

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1. This is just restating the first sentence, which is a premise.
2. “Should” indicates that this is a suggestion, which doesn’t appear in our stimulus.
3. This is also a premise.
4. This is a mash-up of the first two sentences, which are both premises.
5. CORRECT. This answer choice paraphrases the last sentence.

Recap: The question begins with “Historian: Much of what made medieval European communities”. It is a Identify The Conclusion question. Learn more about LSAT Identify questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.

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