December 2004 LSAT - Section 5 - Question 12
Naz November 18, 2014
The columnist first states that when one receives an unsigned letter, they will have feelings of doubt about the truth of its contents. She then points out that in a similar scenario--news stories that include statements from anonymous sources--the content of these stories are usually quoted with "the utmost respect."jstaff August 30, 2018
What makes A a better answer choice than C?Max-Youngquist August 31, 2018
@jstaff (A) is a better answer because we are comparing two analogous situations (i.e. an unsigned letter vs. a news story with anonymous sources). (C) instead refers to making an inference about situations of the SAME type based on a hypothetical situation of that type. An example of that would be to say "If you read a story in the Times with an anonymous source, you wouldn't trust the story. Therefore no newspaper stories with anonymous sources can be trusted." I hope that helps!