- Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:04 pm
#85628
Setup and Rule Diagram Explanation
This is an Advanced Linear: Balanced, Identify the Templates game.
In the modern era, this ranks as one of the easiest LSAT games. In the scenario, the game threatens
to be challenging because seven objects subdivided into three groups could be difficult to track,
but the last sentence of the game scenario—which establishes that each sub-group was washed
together—makes the game considerably easier. Effectively, that sentence creates three blocks, and
that limits the number of possibilities in the game.
The first and fourth rule are cleanup rules that limit the number of possible solutions to the game.
The second rule creates two mutually exclusive sequences, which further limit the game: The third rule is really two rules in one, and can be diagrammed as: MP is a block above because there are only two pieces of china, and if M is washed before P, they
form an MP block. K and S are not a block because there are three utensils.
The sequences are so powerful that you should immediately realize that the best approach to this
game is to Identify the Templates. There are two templates, which appear as follows when the third
rule is added in: The two scenarios above provide sufficient information to easily answer most of the questions.
This is an Advanced Linear: Balanced, Identify the Templates game.
In the modern era, this ranks as one of the easiest LSAT games. In the scenario, the game threatens
to be challenging because seven objects subdivided into three groups could be difficult to track,
but the last sentence of the game scenario—which establishes that each sub-group was washed
together—makes the game considerably easier. Effectively, that sentence creates three blocks, and
that limits the number of possibilities in the game.
The first and fourth rule are cleanup rules that limit the number of possible solutions to the game.
The second rule creates two mutually exclusive sequences, which further limit the game: The third rule is really two rules in one, and can be diagrammed as: MP is a block above because there are only two pieces of china, and if M is washed before P, they
form an MP block. K and S are not a block because there are three utensils.
The sequences are so powerful that you should immediately realize that the best approach to this
game is to Identify the Templates. There are two templates, which appear as follows when the third
rule is added in: The two scenarios above provide sufficient information to easily answer most of the questions.
Dave Killoran
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Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DaveKilloran
My LSAT Articles: http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/author/dave-killoran
PowerScore PodCast: http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/podcast/