PT31.S3.Q15 - ashley: words like "of" and "upon"

michellejeewonparkmichellejeewonpark Alum Member
edited March 2017 in Logical Reasoning 20 karma

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I had difficulty choosing between A and C. The correct answer seems to be A. Can anyone give a good explanation for why A is correct over C?
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-3-question-15/

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  • paniz.gh91paniz.gh91 Free Trial Member
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    So Joshua goes from ~referring to something -->meaningless
    If you do the contrapositive you get to (A). Answer choice (C) is the opposite of (A).
    I hope this helps you!

  • SamiSami Live Member Sage ⭐ 7Sage Tutor
    edited March 2017 10784 karma

    Hey so great question : )

    So lets write our two answer choices in conditional statements:
    A) Meaning ----> Refer to something
    C) Refer to something -----> Meaning

    Now lets take a look at what Joshua is doing:
    He is saying in response to Ashley that "since such words are meaningless...."'
    "such words" is a referential phrasing for what Ashley is calling all these words that she has listed that "don't refer to anything".
    In other words Joshua is thinking: Words that don't refer to something are meaningless.
    If we write this in conditional form: Don't refer to something ----->not meaningful
    Which answer choice tell us this exact statement?

    Answer choice "A"!
    Meaning ----> Refer to something
    If we take a contrapositive of this : don't refer to something -----> not meaningful.
    Which is exactly what we were looking for.

    P.S.
    I was going to wait to answer you question in the morning but then I saw the "Help" <3

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  • michellejeewonparkmichellejeewonpark Alum Member
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    @"Dillon A. Wright" said:
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    OOPS so sorry! totally forgot in my desperation haha

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