LSAT 143 – Section 4 – Question 19
LSAT 143 - Section 4 - Question 19
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Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
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Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
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| PT143 S4 Q19 |
+LR
+Exp
| Sufficient assumption +SA Conditional Reasoning +CondR Rule-Application +RuleApp Link Assumption +LinkA | A
2%
157
B
10%
158
C
9%
157
D
3%
157
E
76%
166
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146 154 162 |
+Harder | 146.108 +SubsectionMedium |
Application: Arvue should not hire Krall for the new position, because Delacruz is a candidate and is fully qualified.
Summary
The conclusion is that Arvue should not hire Krall for the new position.
Why? Because of the following:
Rule: If none of the fully qualified candidates for a new position currently works for Arvue, Arvue should hire the candidate who would be most productive in the position.
Delacruz is a candidate for the position and is fully qualified.
Why? Because of the following:
Rule: If none of the fully qualified candidates for a new position currently works for Arvue, Arvue should hire the candidate who would be most productive in the position.
Delacruz is a candidate for the position and is fully qualified.
Missing Connection
We want to prove that Arvue should not hire Krall. The only way to do that with the given rule is to have the rule trigger, and then for Krall to NOT be the person who would be the most productive in the position.
To trigger the rule, we want to know that NONE of the fully qualified candidates (such as Delacruz), currently works for Arvue.
In addition, we want to know that someone else besides Arvue would be the most productive. This way, we can conclude the company should hire the other person instead of Arvue.
To trigger the rule, we want to know that NONE of the fully qualified candidates (such as Delacruz), currently works for Arvue.
In addition, we want to know that someone else besides Arvue would be the most productive. This way, we can conclude the company should hire the other person instead of Arvue.
A
All of the candidates are fully qualified for the new position, but none already works for Arvue.
(A) establishes that the rule triggers, but we don’t know who is the most productive. Thus, (A) doesn’t prove that we shouldn’t hire Krall. Maybe Krall would be the most productive.
B
Of all the candidates who do not already work for Arvue, Delacruz would be the most productive in the new position.
(B) doesn’t establish that the rule triggers. We don’t know that none of the fully qualified candidates currently works for Arvue. It’s possible one of the candidates who’s fully qualified works for Arvue; in that case, the rule doesn’t apply, and we don’t have any basis to conclude that someone should or should not be hired.
C
Krall works for Arvue, but Delacruz is the candidate who would be most productive in the new position.
(C) doesn’t establish that the rule triggers. It’s possible one of the fully qualified candidates currently works for Arvue; in that case, the rule doesn’t apply, and we don’t have any basis to conclude that someone should or should not be hired.
D
Several candidates currently work for Arvue, but Krall and Delacruz do not.
(D) doesn’t establish that the rule triggers. It’s possible one of the fully qualified candidates currently works for Arvue; in that case, the rule doesn’t apply, and we don’t have any basis to conclude that someone should or should not be hired.
E
None of the candidates already works for Arvue, and Delacruz is the candidate who would be most productive in the new position.
(E) establishes that the rule triggers, because none of the candidates (including any fully qualified candidates) already works for Arvue. So Arvue should hire the most productive candidate, then. And since Delacruz is the most productive (which implies that Krall isn’t), that means Arvue should hire Delacruz and NOT Krall.
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LSAT PrepTest 143 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
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
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 4 - 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
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- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
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