Each of the following can be inferred from the information in the passage EXCEPT:

Emil-Kunkin January 29, 2024

If something can be inferred then it must be true. This is one area where the language of the lsat might slightly differ from what we usually see in common speech: we might usually refer to something we suspect strongly as an inference, but on the lsat an inference is something we can prove from the facts. So in this case something we infer is something that must be true, and this means the four answers that are wrong will be must be true and the one right answer is something we cannot prove is true from the passage.

JohnSummers January 30, 2024

Again I'm still confused by the language being used. You said that the answer choices are ones that must be true, which I can understand. However you also say that the right answer is something we cannot prove true from the passage. Does that immediately translate to not necessarily true if it cannot be proven. It seems like could be true or could be false could be interpreted from something that has not been proven, but those do not allign as question types. I may just be overcomplicating thing, but what keys should I pick up on when assessing this question type? I guess my main question here is what is the biggest difference between something could be true and something that is not necessarily true because those lines do not appear very clear to me in some instances?

Emil-Kunkin February 6, 2024

Anything that cannot be proven is something that could be false, or is not necessarily true. This is slightly different from saying could be true.

I like to think about it as follows:
Could be true/not necessarily false: any answer choice except things that are proven to be untrue

Could be false/ not necessarily true: any answer except things that are proven to be true for sure