LSAT 130 – Section 4 – Question 19
LSAT 130 - Section 4 - Question 19
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+LR
| Sufficient assumption +SA Link Assumption +LinkA | A
1%
152
B
90%
165
C
1%
153
D
5%
156
E
3%
153
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138 145 153 |
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Summary
The author concludes that Griley does not believe in democracy, because Griley is an elitist that doesn’t think popular art is typically good. The author also supports her conclusion by asserting that anyone who believes in democracy also respects the opinions of the general populace.
Missing Connection
The conclusion says Griley doesn’t believe in democracy. But what about Griley excludes him from believing in democracy? To validly conclude this, we need to know that Griley has failed the necessary condition for believing in democracy, which is respecting general populace opinion. We only know two things about Griley (elitist, doesn’t think popular art is likely to be good), so we need one of these things to be linked to a failure of respecting general opinion.
A
Anyone who believes that an artwork is unlikely to be good if it is popular is an elitist.
We do not need to conclude that Griley is an elitist—we were already told this.
B
Anyone who believes that if an artwork is popular it is unlikely to be good does not have a high regard for the wisdom of the masses.
This is a direct link from Griley’s belief about popular art to not having respect for general opinion. So, Griley fails the necessary condition for believing in democracy.
C
If Griley is not an elitist, then he has a high regard for the wisdom of the masses.
Griley is an elitist, so we cannot invoke this sufficient condition. The contrapositive would conclude that Griley is an elitist and, like (A), we already know that.
D
Anyone who does not have a high regard for the wisdom of the masses is an elitist who believes that if an artwork is popular it is unlikely to be good.
Like (A) and (C), we do not need to conclude that Griley is an elitist. Also, this is the contrapositive of (C).
E
Unless Griley believes in democracy, Griley does not have a high regard for the wisdom of the masses.
This could lead to a conclusion that Griley does believe in democracy, or that Griley does not have a high regard for the wisdom of the masses. Neither are what we need. We need to conclude that Griley does not believe in democracy.
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LSAT PrepTest 130 Explanations
Section 1 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
Section 2 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
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- Question 25
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