LSAT 110 – Section 2 – Question 23

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PT110 S2 Q23
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Must be true +MBT
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8%
161
B
11%
162
C
11%
162
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158
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J.Y.’s explanation

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To be horrific, a monster must be threatening. Whether or not it presents psychological, moral, or social dangers, or triggers enduring infantile fears, if a monster is physically dangerous then it is threatening. In fact, even a physically benign monster is horrific if it inspires revulsion.

Summary
If monster is horrific, it’s threatening.
If monster is physically dangerous, it’s threatening.
If monster inspires revulsion, it’s horrific.

Notable Valid Inferences
If a monster inspires revulsion, then it’s threatening.

A
Any horror-story monster that is threatening is also horrific.
Could be false. We know that all monsters that are horrific are threatening. This doesn’t mean every monster that’s threatening is horrific. There can be threatening monsters that aren’t horrific (maybe they’re threatening for some other reason).
B
A monster that is psychologically dangerous, but that does not inspire revulsion, is not horrific.
Could be false. We know that monsters that inspire revulsion are horrific. That doesn’t imply monsters that don’t inspire revulsion are not horrific. They can still be horrific for other reasons besides revulsion.
C
If a monster triggers infantile fears but is not physically dangerous, then it is not horrific.
Could be false. We know that physically dangerous monsters are threatening. We also know that horrific monsters are threatening. This doesn’t imply that monsters that aren’t physically dangerous aren’t horrific. A monster can be horrific without being physically dangerous.
D
If a monster is both horrific and psychologically threatening, then it does not inspire revulsion.
Could be false. We know that monsters that inspire revulsion are horrific. This doesn’t imply that monsters that are horrific don’t inspire revulsion. It’s possible every monster that’s horrific and threatening inspires revulsion.
E
All monsters that are not physically dangerous, but that are psychologically dangerous and inspire revulsion, are threatening.
Must be true. The stimulus tells us that all monsters that inspire revulsion are horrific, and all monsters that are horrific are threatening. So, all monsters that inspire revulsion are threatening.

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