LSAT 132 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q1

LR Question 1 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: In a recent study, a group of young children were…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

FACTS:

1. Children were taught the word “stairs” by walking up and down stairs.
2. Later, the same children saw a person climbing a ladder. They called the ladder stairs.

ANALYSIS: There’s not much to be done on a question like this. I did prephrase a couple of ideas. Maybe the answer will be “children take a word to have a broad meaning”.

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1. The object was “stairs”. The children did see the object – they climbed up and down stairs.
2. The object was “stairs”. The children were shown how stairs are used. Yet the children did not learn the correct meaning of stairs.
3. We have no way of knowing this. “Earlier” implies a comparison, but we only know about one group of children.
4. CORRECT. This is the best answer. The object was “stairs”. Ladders are similar to stairs, and the children applied the meaning of stairs to the ladder.
5. “Best learn” implies a comparison, but the stimulus only showed us one situation. Also, we don’t know whether other objects were present.

Recap: The question begins with “In a recent study, a group”. It is a Principle question. To practice more questions, have a look at the LSAT Questions by Type page.