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PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:41 pm
by barrydukakis
I have some serious issues with double negations apparently.

I cannot even see how to un-negate this one and make the CR true. Anyone?

Are double negations in the LR bible, and would someone care to point me in the right direction in that regard?

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:55 am
by barrydukakis
man. I somehow was reading 'compromises' from comprises... no wonder I was having issues. Wow.

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:37 pm
by bakemono
hey, i once read facilities as fatalities. the stimulus had like 4 fatalities, then answer choice D said facilities. Literally misread it 5 times in a row... crazy.

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:42 pm
by doinmybest
bakemono wrote:hey, i once read facilities as fatalities. the stimulus had like 4 fatalities, then answer choice D said facilities. Literally misread it 5 times in a row... crazy.
AHH I did that too on the exact same question!! I think it was a mid 30s PT. It was about Australian Emergency rooms or something. I started at that q for like 15 minutes during my review.

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:49 pm
by jlnoa0915
Was between A and D on that one, A seemed like the conclusion so went with D and got it right. None of the other answers seemed to be contenders, didn't do negation or any of that.

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:58 pm
by ballents
I know it's been a while but does anyone care to explain this? I was in the same situation as op, but i chose a.

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:12 pm
by LSAT Blog
Doesn't matter how old it is if it's still relevant to you :)

The problem with A is that the conclusion of the stimulus is about a political party's policy. The stimulus does not discuss the actions of specific legislators (which choice A does).

The credited response, in other words, would be something like the following:

"If you're a political party, and you believe something is a good goal, it would be inconsistent of your policy (in English, "of you") to believe that this good goal shouldn't be pursued."

Re: PT 32, Section 1, #23

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:47 pm
by ballents
Thanks a lot. I had been staring at that problem for far too long without seeing anything new, and the double negation was throwing me off.