Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT132 S2 Q6 Explanation

Although some nutritional facts

A free, expert breakdown of this official LSAT Logical Reasoning question.

TopicsMust be True

Keep going in LSAT Lab

  • Save & drill this skill — build targeted practice sets from questions like this one

  • Video walkthroughs — watch every question solved step by step

  • 81 official LSATs — as questions, timed sections & full-length tests

Start practicing free

Free to start

Full official LSAT questions are available through LawHub. This page provides LSAT Lab's explanation, strategy, and review tools without republishing the full official question.

Stimulus

Although some nutritional facts about soft drinks are listed on their labels, exact caffeine content is not. Listing exact caffeine content would make it easier to limit, but not eliminate, one's caffeine intake. If it became easier for people to limit, but would do so, which would improve their health.

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

Reading along? Open the full official question in LawHub — we show a fragment here and keep the reasoning in our own words.

The question
6.

If all the statements above are true, which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Correct88% picked this

    The health of at least some people would improve if exact caffeine content were listed

    Why this is right

    This follows from LCC ? IH the second and third statements.

    Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

  2. Negation7% picked this

    Many people will be unable to limit their caffeine intake if exact caffeine content is not

    This negates the ~LCC ? ~ELC second statement.

  3. Negation3% picked this

    Many people will find it difficult to eliminate their caffeine intake if they have to guess exactly how much caffeine

    This negates the ~LCC ? ~ELC second statement.

  4. Out of Scope2% picked this

    People who wish to eliminate, rather than simply limit, their caffeine intake would benefit if exact caffeine content

    People who wish to limit their caffeine intake are out of scope.

  5. Contradiction0% picked this

    The health of at least some people would worsen if everyone knew exactly how much caffeine was

    This contradicts LCC ? ~IH the inference of the second and third statements.

Continue the review in LSAT Lab

Save this question, watch the video walkthrough, and drill similar questions in your LSAT Lab account.

Save and practice this skill
LSAT Lab

Turn this review into a targeted study plan.

Save this question, drill more like it, watch the video walkthrough, and track your progress in your LSAT Lab account.

Start practicing free