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Lesson 5: Analytical Reasoning – Worked examples- Ordering setup | Overview | Rules and deductions
- Ordering setup | Given info–basic 1 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Given info–basic 2 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Given info–could be true | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Given info–cannot be true 1 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Given info–cannot be true 2 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Given info–must be true | Worked example
- Ordering setup | New info–could be true 1 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | New info–could be true 2 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | New info–could be true 3 | Worked example
- Ordering setup | Completely determines | Worked example
- Ordering setup | New info-must be true | Worked example
- Grouping setup | Overview | Rules and deductions
- Grouping setup | Given info–basic | Worked example
- Grouping setup | Given info–could be true | Worked example
- Grouping setup | Given info–must be false | Worked example
- Grouping setup | Given info–must be true 1 | Worked example
- Grouping setup | Given info–must be true 2 | Worked example
- Grouping setup | New info–could be true 1 | Worked example
- Grouping setup | New info–could be true 2 | Worked example
- Grouping setup | New info–must be true | Worked example
- Grouping setup | "Completely determines" | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Overview | Rules and deductions
- Mixed setup | Given info–basic | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Given info–could be true 1 | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Given info–could be true 2 | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Given info–must be true | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Given info–cannot be true | Worked example
- Mixed setup | New info–could be true | Worked example
- Mixed setup | New info–must be true 1 | Worked example
- Mixed setup | New info–must be true 2 | Worked example
- Mixed setup | Rule substitution | Worked example
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Ordering setup | Given info–could be true | Worked example
Watch a demonstration of one way to approach a "Given info: could be true" question on an ordering setup from the analytical reasoning section of the LSAT.
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why couldn't L go in 04 and H go in 05 - why did we deduct L from 604 right away?(4 votes)
Putting L in 4 and H in 5 would violate rule 1 "L was begun in a later year than G, but in an earlier year than F.(2 votes)
- why is 602 not the answer?(3 votes)
It's not 602 because the question is asking for the latest year L could go. Since it works in 603, 603 is the answer because it is later than 602(2 votes)
- Correct me if I am wrong but GS could also be the pair that was begun in 601 with M beginning in 602, L beginning in 603, F beginning in 604 and H beginning 605. That still works doesn't it? Either way the answer is still 603, but it was how I came across the answer 603.(2 votes)
- It looks like the answer you arrived at would also be correct, and still proves that 603 is the correct answer.(1 vote)
L could be in 2 m and g in 1 and s in 3(2 votes)- Why couldn't L be in 4, H be in 5, and F be in 6? It still follows the rules that L is before H, and F is after L.(1 vote)
- There is no year 6 in this problem. There are six slots because year one has 2x but, there are only five years in total.(1 vote)
- why couldnt L be in 602?(1 vote)
- It could be, but since the question is asking for the latest possible year 603 is the correct answer(1 vote)
- Why cant L go into 602 if it fits the G..L..F sketch?(1 vote)
Video transcript
- [Instructor] Before you
dive into the questions for the setup, make sure to watch the setup video in which we created our initial diagram using the rules and in which we made
deductions from those rules. This question asks us, "what is the latest year in
which L could have been begun?" So, we are working with a
could be true question and it's a could be true that's based on the given information. Usually we well be able
to use our initial diagram and knowledge of the rules in order to answer these. So in our initial setup we deduced that L couldn't be first, fourth, or fifth. So we know already that the
answer is going to be either 602 or 603. Since we are looking for the very latest year in which L could have been begun or in other words, the highest numbered year in
which L could have been begun. It would make sense to
see if L could be in 603. If L were in 603, then F could be fourth, and H could be fifth. We could put the GM pair in 601 and S in 602 to make this configuration, and that works. So, C is our answer. Just a reminder, that we had deduced in the initial setup, that L couldn't be fourth or fifth because it has to be earlier than F and H. And it's so helpful to take the time up front to determine where elements can't go, if you're given information that leads you to those deductions. So once again, our answer here is C.