#20 - Global, Must Be True, List

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=162&t=5831)

The correct answer choice is (D).

From the first rule H must be the site visited either second or third. Coincidentally, both Q and S appear in answer choice (D), and in the previous question we already determined that when Q and S both visit a site it has to be the first site. Thus, because Q, S, and V can never visit the second or third site together, and H must be the second or third site visited, answer choice (D) cannot be true and is correct.

[eober]

Hi,

So I keep misinterpreting the question stem and it costs me a chunk of my time to realize it. In questions asking about who can or cannot be in the group, how do we understand if it's asking about individuals who can/cannot be placed at a spot at different time or a group of individuals who can/cannot be placed at that spot at the same time.
For example, in December 2008 PT section 1, question 20, it is asking about" executives who visit H CANNOT be". First I thought I should think about the individuals who cannot be in H individually (so for example when looking at answer choice A, i thought of it as Quinn cannot go in H and Vandercar cannot go in H at different times but others can).
It would really help if you could tell me what the difference is between questions that ask about one situation and a list of all possibilities.

I hop I was able to explain myself! Thank you so much for your help

[Nikki Siclunov]

Hi eober,

Let's take a look at the question stem you are asking about:

The executives who visit Homestead CANNOT be...

This is the same as asking:

Which one of the following CANNOT be a complete and accurate list of the executives who visit Homestead?

Both questions are asking the same thing: to identify a list of variables that cannot be H together. Each answer choice will contain a list of executives, and each will represent a complete and accurate list of the executives who can be in H together, EXCEPT for one answer choice that will not. The way in which they worded the answer choices helps a bit: (A) says Q and V only. So, can Q and V be the only executives who visit Homestead? Sure. So, answer choice (A) is incorrect. Etc.

Now, compare this to a similar - but vastly different - question stem:

Which one of the following is a complete and accurate list of the executives who CANNOT visit Homestead?

The last question asks you to identify a complete list of variables, NONE of which can ever be in H.

Do you see the difference? Let me know.

Thanks,

[eober]

Hi Nikki,

Thank you so much for the response! That definitely helps a lot, I won't be confused with those anymore!