PrepTest 73, Logical Reasoning 2, Question 2
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Summary
The essence of tackling strengthen questions on the LSAT involves identifying and bolstering the assumptions underlying an argument, using a detailed example of a community's opposition to a new house construction.
- Strengthen questions require supporting the argument's assumptions, which are unstated but necessary for the argument's evidence to prove its conclusion.
- Understanding the argument involves knowing its conclusion and evidence, with the example provided focusing on a community's resistance to a house that would disrupt a historically significant landscape.
- The core assumption in the argument is that there are no unconsidered factors that would justify the construction of the house.
- The correct answer choice supports the argument by eliminating potential reasons that could undermine the community's opposition to the construction.
- Incorrect answer choices either address irrelevant points or misunderstand the argument's focus.
Chapters
00:00
Understanding Strengthen Questions
00:20
Analyzing the Argument
01:37
Identifying the Core Assumption
02:16
Evaluating Answer Choices