LSAT PRACTICE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS (Latest
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LOGICAL REASONING:
IDENTIFY THE CENTRAL ASSUMPTION:
Linsey has been judged to be a bad songwriter simply because her lyrics
typically are disjointed and subjective. This judgment is ill founded, however,
since the writings of many modern novelists typically are disjointed and
subjective and yet these novelists are widely held to be good writers.
Which one of the following is an ASSUMPTION on which the argument
depends?
(A) Disjointed and subjective writing has a comparable effect in modern
novels and in songs.
(B) Some readers do not appreciate the subtleties of the disjointed and
subjective style adopted by modern novelists.
(C) Song lyrics that are disjointed and subjective have at least as much
narrative structure as any other song lyrics do.
(D) A disjointed and subjective style of writing is usually more suitable for
novels and song lyrics than it is for any other written works.
LSAT PRACTICE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS (Latest
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(E) The quality of Linsey’s songs is better judged by quality of their lyrics than
by the quality of their musical form. – Correct Answers ✅(A) Disjointed and
subjective writing has a comparable effect in modern novels and in songs.
LOGICAL REASONING:
IDENTIFYING CENTRAL ASSUMPTION
Obviously, we cannot in any real sense mistreat plants. Plants do not have
nervous systems, and having a nervous system is necessary to experience
pain.
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is
assumed?
(A) Any organism that can experience pain can be mistreated.
(B) Only organisms that have nervous systems can experience pain.
(C) Any organism that has a nervous system can experience pain.
(D) Only organisms that can experience pain can be mistreated.