#8 - Local

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Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (A).

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

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

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[LSAT2018]

For Question 8, the correct answer was exactly four kinds of trees are in the park. Because spruces are not in the park, then this activates the conditional chain, such that L and O and Y are in the park. And either F or P would be the fourth tree that would make this a Could Be True answer.

I was just looking over Question 11 as well, and one of the answer choices was exactly four kinds of trees are in the park. Using a similar approach to the question above, if pines are in the park, this means that firs are not in the park, which activates the conditional chain, such that L and O and Y are in the park. So would the answer exactly four kinds of trees are in the park not be acceptable because this is a Must Be True answer?

[Vaidehi Joshi]

On Q11, yes, this is essential why (A) is wrong.
There COULD be exactly 4 (L, O, Y, P) but S is essentially a "floater" that could be in either the in group or out group, so you could also have 5 (L, O, Y, P, S). Thus, since it COULD be false, it is NOT Must Be True.