#8 - Local, Could Be True

[Dave Killoran]

This game is also discussed in our Podcast: LSAT Podcast Episode 70: The May 2020 LSAT-Flex Logic Games Section

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: https://forum.powerscore.com/lsat/viewtopic.php?t=33050)

The correct answer choice is (E).


The question stem indicates that J plays in the second game, then asks about which pair could be in one of the other games. As we know from the four templates, J can only play in the second game under Template #3:

• ___ ___ _G_
  
  
  ___ ___ _F_
  1      2      3

Adding J in the second game results in:

• ___ ___ _G_
  
  
  ___ _J_ _F_
  1      2      3

At this point, every rule is satisfied. H, L, and M remain unplaced, and they can go in any of the three open spaces. Thus, the correct answer will be from any combination of J, H, L, or M. Answer choice (E) features H and L, and is thus the correct answer.

Each of the incorrect answers unsurprisingly features F or G, which are locked into their own pair in the third game.


Answer choice (A): F must play G in the third game, and so this answer choice cannot occur and is incorrect.

Answer choice (B): F must play G in the third game, and so this answer choice cannot occur and is incorrect.

Answer choice (C): G must play F in the third game, and so this answer choice cannot occur and is incorrect.

Answer choice (D): G must play F in the third game, and so this answer choice cannot occur and is incorrect.

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.