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#39064
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15163)
The correct answer choice is (A)
Global, Cannot be true questions such as this one can be time consuming, especially since the correct answer choice is difficult to prephrase using Not Laws. This is where templates prove particularly advantageous, as they can be used to quickly identify what could be true, and what cannot be. Of course, if you made the original inference that neither F nor H can deliver the L lecture, this question would be even easier to solve.
Answer choice (A) is the correct answer choice, because there is no solution to the game where F gives the L lecture. See Templates 1A, 1B, and 2.
This answer choice can also be validated without the use of templates or inferences. According to our original setup, H and F—not necessarily in that order—must give the first two lectures; meanwhile, L must be given either third or fourth. From this, we can conclude that neither H nor F can deliver the L lecture. Note that the answer to this question is almost identical to Question #7, underscoring the importance of preserving prior work for future reference.
Answer choice (B) is incorrect, because G could give the S lecture (Template 1B).
Answer choice (C) is incorrect, because G could give the W lecture (Template 1A).
Answer choice (D) is incorrect, because H could give the O lecture (Templates 1A and 1B).
Answer choice (E) is incorrect, because J could give the W lecture (Template 1A).
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15163)
The correct answer choice is (A)
Global, Cannot be true questions such as this one can be time consuming, especially since the correct answer choice is difficult to prephrase using Not Laws. This is where templates prove particularly advantageous, as they can be used to quickly identify what could be true, and what cannot be. Of course, if you made the original inference that neither F nor H can deliver the L lecture, this question would be even easier to solve.
Answer choice (A) is the correct answer choice, because there is no solution to the game where F gives the L lecture. See Templates 1A, 1B, and 2.
This answer choice can also be validated without the use of templates or inferences. According to our original setup, H and F—not necessarily in that order—must give the first two lectures; meanwhile, L must be given either third or fourth. From this, we can conclude that neither H nor F can deliver the L lecture. Note that the answer to this question is almost identical to Question #7, underscoring the importance of preserving prior work for future reference.
Answer choice (B) is incorrect, because G could give the S lecture (Template 1B).
Answer choice (C) is incorrect, because G could give the W lecture (Template 1A).
Answer choice (D) is incorrect, because H could give the O lecture (Templates 1A and 1B).
Answer choice (E) is incorrect, because J could give the W lecture (Template 1A).