June 1991 LSAT Section 4 Question 5

Senator Strongwood reported that, contrary to a study cited by the administration, a thorough study by his own party ...

Julie-V on September 3, 2019

Answer Explanation

Hi LSAT Max, Would you be able to explain why (B) is correct? Could you also explain why the last sentence wouldn't support (D)? Many thanks in advance!

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laurenkirwan on December 22, 2019

PLEASE reply @LSATMAX!!

Emil-Kunkin on August 27 at 01:34AM

D is wrong because we have no idea about the popularity of the policy. There is nothing in the passage that tells us whether the policy is popular, unpopular, or something that people dont care about. B is correct because the senator decides that one study is correct, and ignores the conflicting one without giving us a reason why.