Roses always provide a stunning display of color, but only those flowers that smell sweet are worth growing in a gard...

Viviana October 6, 2013

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I don't know why I'm mot getting it, but I'm blind to the logical connection to the answer on this one. Maybe I'm mislabeling but I can't seem to see it. Help please.

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Batman October 14, 2013

Hi, I'm not pretty sure whether I'm not allowed to help another student, but I will give you a hand. LSAT Max staffs do not hesitate to ask me not to do this if I'm against your policy. ^^

(1) Rose(R) - - -> Stunning Display of Color(SDC)
(2) Worth Growing in Garden(WGG) - - - > Smell Sweet Flower(SSF)
(3) Roses < - - Some - - > Not Scent

(4)SDC< - - -R < - - Some - - -> Not Scent

Here is a tricky part that you might miss:
The opposite meaning of "Smell Sweet Flower" is... guess what?
"Smell Not Sweet Flower?????" NO!! We as a LSAT test takers must play with meaning of words under the argument flow of the questions.
So, Let's find out what is the closest meaning of opposite of "Smell Sweet Flower" in the question. Yes!!! "No Scent" Sounds awkward though, it is not logically wrong. Now you follow me? Then let's turn your attention to number (2) above.

Not SSF = Not Scent
Then, contrapositive of (2) is (5) "Not Scent - - - > Not WGG"
Let's get all those together then.

(4) + (5) :
SDC < - - -R < - - Some - - ->Not Scent - - -> Not WGG
= SDC< - - Some - - > Not Scent - - > Not WGG
= SDC< - - Some - - > Not WGG

Hope, this is helpful for you.
Please, LSAT MAX guys correct me if I'm wrong!

Mehran October 15, 2013

The video explanation for this question is now live inside of LSATMax. Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Michael-Fearon October 15, 2018

I'm a little confused about why "worth growing in a garden" isn't negated. "Only" introduces a necessary condition, which in this example is "flowers that smell sweet." I thought the rule indicates that the sufficient variable, "worth growing in a garden," should be negated. Please let me know, thanks!

Michael-Fearon October 15, 2018

I'll clarify my question: I thought in one of the rules where a necessary condition is introduced, the sufficient variable was negated. Maybe I'm wrong there--looking for help on this!

Mehran October 17, 2018

@Michael-Fearon that is correct but it wasn't "only"; you are thinking of the rule for "unless".

Make sure you spend the time to memorize all the S & N keyword indicators.

You should know them like the back of your hand.

Hope that helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.