PT80.S4.Q24 - a contract between two parties

JinnyKim

I understand why the other answer choices are wrong.
But I have a problem with confirming that answer choice E is correct.

E: The only offer that Sal made to Veronica was not a legitimate one. Thus, regardless of whether Sal made the offer in jest, there is no valid contract between them.

My problem with E is the open possibility that Veronica made an offer to Sal. If that's the case, even though the offer Sal made to Veronica is invalid, you can't be certain that there is no valid contract between them, because an offer made by Veronica to Sal would still be a contract between them.

Am I supposed to ignore this possibility because this is a "most" helps to justify question? Can anyone help me out here?
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-80-section-4-question-24/

inactive

Fixed title, removed the stimulus, and added link to the question.

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EvetteCee

Yes, you are supposed to ignore that possibility because the question is soley asking you which AC can be justified according to the statements above. In other words, we have to accept the reasoning of the AC's as stated, so long as they are supported by the stimulus.

The stimulus tells us:

Valid --> a legitimate offer is accepted

Reasonibly believe the offer was made in vest --> ^ legitimate

AC (E) is correct because:

^legitimate offer --> ^valid.