Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT4 S1 Q6 Explanation

Rotelle: You are too old

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

TopicsMethod

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

Rotelle: You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as and pollution.

Sims: I don’t want to make age an issue in this campaign, so I will not youth and inexperience.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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.

Sims does which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Demonstrates that Rotelle’s claim is

  2. Trap6% picked this

    Avoids mentioning the issue of

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Proposes a way to decide which issues

  4. Trap23% picked this

    Shows that Rotelle’s statement is

  5. Correct67% picked this

    Fails to respond directly to Rotelle’s

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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