Taking the LSAT on Tuesday in South Africa… LOVE this pep talk. We are awesome, folks.

Hey linda_matias91, this was exactly what I thought as well, and why I chose answer choice B. Looking back at the stimulus, I think we are supposed to make the assumption that the highest mountain ranges remain the highest as it says, "…the highest mountain ranges tend to be found in places where…" which signals to me that they must remain the highest, otherwise they wouldn't be found in those places. Does that make sense?

But yeah, I fell for this one.

I chose A in my BR but fell for B while I was timed. Looking back, I fell for it due to the lack of quantity indicator in front of "Things that are not animals…" In MSS questions, I'm always trying to look for generalization answer choices and that's why B (initially) stood out to me.

My question is this: When we don't see a quantity indicator, do we assume the LSAT writers meant "all" as in "(All) things that are not animals…"?

I got this answer wrong and I had a feeling I would, because I couldn't figure out whether the first statement ("MC's budget has been a prime example…") or the final statement ("the city is now faced with…") was the true main conclusion. When I compared the statements and tried to get them to support the two possible conclusions, it seemed both could logically be conclusions. Where did I go wrong? How is the last statement not supported by what precedes it?

Okay, I see now why "C" is right but unfortunately, I fell for "D" both during my timed test and BR. Ugh.

In looking back, I think my thought process was, "Okay, if students can't get both types of education at once (technological expertise and verbal/quantitative skills), then this supports the author's argument that students will be forced to choose one, in which he recommends one no more than the other."

Am I assuming too much? Making too large of a leap? I'm not too proud to say that obviously I'm wrong… I just don't know where. Help!