LSAT 146 – Section 3 – Question 22

LSAT 146 - Section 3 - Question 22

June 2016

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
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PT146 S3 Q22
+LR
Must be false +MBF
A
4%
155
B
3%
154
C
2%
154
D
2%
154
E
89%
165
143
149
155
 +Medium 146.758 +SubsectionMedium

Riverdale’s Modern Party Chairperson: Maples, the Modern Party candidate, would be a better mayor than his opponent, Tannett, who is a member of the Traditionalist Party. Every member of the Modern Party is better qualified to be mayor than is any member of the Traditionalist Party.

Summary

Maples, the Modern Party candidate, would be a better mayor than Tannett, his opponent and member of the Traditionalist Party. Every Modern Party member is better qualified to be mayor than any Traditionalist Party member.

Notable Valid Inferences

For MBT-Except questions, the wrong answers are all Could Be True. The one right answer Must Be False.

Tannett is better qualified to be mayor than any other member of the Traditionalist Party.

Maples is the least qualified Modern Party member for mayor.

A
Maples has the least seniority of any member of Riverdale’s Modern Party and was recently ousted from the Traditionalist Party.

Could be true. We don’t have any information in the stimulus about Maples’ seniority status.

B
Tannett would be a better mayor than would any other member of Riverdale’s Traditionalist Party.

Could be true. It is possible that Tannett is the best member of the Traditionalist Party, but not better than any Modern Party member.

C
Few residents of Riverdale believe that Maples would be a better mayor than Tannett.

Could be true. The stimulus does not provide any information about what residents of Riverdale believe. We cannot assume that Riverdale’s Modern Party Chairperson’s beliefs are representative of the residents.

D
Of all the members of Riverdale’s Modern Party, Maples would be the worst mayor.

Could be true. The stimulus tells use that every Modern Party member is more qualified than any Traditionalist Party member. It is possible that Maples is the worst in the Modern Party, but still better than any Traditionalist Party member.

E
Tannett is better qualified to be mayor than is Riverdale’s Modern Party Chairperson.

Must be false. The stimulus tells us that every Modern Party member, not just candidate, is better qualified than any Traditionalist Party member.

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