PT80.S4.Q24 - a contract between two parties

JinnyKimJinnyKim Alum Member
edited February 2018 in Logical Reasoning 37 karma

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/

Comments

  • inactiveinactive Alum Member
    12637 karma

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

    Please don't post full questions, it's against our TOS.

  • EvetteCeeEvetteCee Alum Member
    224 karma

    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.

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