PT65.S1.Q11 - Inspector: The only fingerprints on the premises

JRose1210JRose1210 Alum Member
edited September 2018 in Logical Reasoning 86 karma

Hey fellow 7Sagers! I am having a hard time understanding question 11of S1, PT 65. I was a little apprehensive of asking for help for this question, but I really can't understand why A is correct. Can someone please help clarify this for me? Thank you.

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  • Prudenter DiscerePrudenter Discere Alum Member
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    Okay I'm going to answer without looking at the answer choices. I only read the stimulus. Let me know if it helps you understand.

    Basically, "you have a claim without an explanation." That is the flaw.
    Whoever stole the diamond must have worn gloves. How the hell do you come to that conclusion, just by the fact that you only have one person fingerprints on the premises. Nothing explains why that person necessarily wore gloves.

    So I would look for an argument that makes claim but does provide enough justification or explanation to support the claim. This is a classic LSAT question or some would say cookie cutter question.
    "Claim with no support or very weak support" in other words a claim that requires us to make reject many assumptions and make many assumptions to get to the claim.

    E.g. I need to assume that only way not to get fingerprints on the premises is to wear gloves. It could be that I used a pliers without wearing gloves to open everything and steal the jewelry. (I hope you see where I am going with this).

  • JRose1210JRose1210 Alum Member
    86 karma

    Thank you! I was stuck on this but your explanation helped.

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