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#38552
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15133)
The correct answer choice is (C)
If M is published in the fall, then P and N must be published in the spring (first and fourth rules, respectively). This eliminates answer choices (B), (D), and (E). Since K and N must be in the same group as each other, it is clear that K must also be published in the spring, eliminating answer choice (A). Thus, answer choice (C) is proven correct.
Note that if K is published in the spring, O can be published in either season. The third rule only tells us what must be true about O if K is published in the fall (or, by the contrapositive, what must be true about K if O is published in the spring). It is entirely possible, however, that K is published in the spring and O—in the fall.
If you were using templates here, it is clear that only Template 2 can provide a suitable solution to the local condition of this question. According to that template, if M is published in the fall, then P, K, and N must all be published in the spring. L and O are the only random variables here, making answer choice (C) a sure bet.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15133)
The correct answer choice is (C)
If M is published in the fall, then P and N must be published in the spring (first and fourth rules, respectively). This eliminates answer choices (B), (D), and (E). Since K and N must be in the same group as each other, it is clear that K must also be published in the spring, eliminating answer choice (A). Thus, answer choice (C) is proven correct.
Note that if K is published in the spring, O can be published in either season. The third rule only tells us what must be true about O if K is published in the fall (or, by the contrapositive, what must be true about K if O is published in the spring). It is entirely possible, however, that K is published in the spring and O—in the fall.
If you were using templates here, it is clear that only Template 2 can provide a suitable solution to the local condition of this question. According to that template, if M is published in the fall, then P, K, and N must all be published in the spring. L and O are the only random variables here, making answer choice (C) a sure bet.