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Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (C)
Answer choice (A) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: J J J J.
Answer choice (B) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: L L L L.
Answer choice (C) is the correct answer. If M is selected, then O must be selected, and if O is selected, then two Os must be selected. Also, if O is selected then P must be selected. So, at a minimum, if M is selected, then at least four fish must be selected.
Answer choice (D) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: O O P.
Answer choice (E) proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: P O O.
Please note that answer choices (A) and (B) are functionally identical since they both hinge on a random. Thus, answer choices (A) and (B) are both incorrect. A similar, but slightly different relationship exists between answer choices (D) and (E). The same hypothetical eliminates each answer choice, so once you determine one answer choice is incorrect, you can eliminate the other answer choice.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=9437)
The correct answer choice is (C)
Answer choice (A) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: J J J J.
Answer choice (B) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: L L L L.
Answer choice (C) is the correct answer. If M is selected, then O must be selected, and if O is selected, then two Os must be selected. Also, if O is selected then P must be selected. So, at a minimum, if M is selected, then at least four fish must be selected.
Answer choice (D) is proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: O O P.
Answer choice (E) proven incorrect by the following hypothetical: P O O.
Please note that answer choices (A) and (B) are functionally identical since they both hinge on a random. Thus, answer choices (A) and (B) are both incorrect. A similar, but slightly different relationship exists between answer choices (D) and (E). The same hypothetical eliminates each answer choice, so once you determine one answer choice is incorrect, you can eliminate the other answer choice.
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