#3 - Global, Must Be True

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12807)

The correct answer choice is (A)

From our discussion of the setup, we determined that N orders pork chops or veal cutlet. Hence, answer choice (A) must be true and is correct.

[Wounded_Bear]

Hi,

There is a deep inference in this game that plays out in a lot of logic games when there is a tight space, but I can't wrap my head around it really. I need help fleshing it out, or maybe I am seeing something that is not there.

Basically, the possible dishes for these men are the following:
L --> P/R/T/V
J --> P/R/V
N --> P/V

I have noticed that they hit at this type of inference a lot. They ask a must be true about something that has to be picked amongst the men. . I'm getting these questions right, but it is taking too much time. What is a simple way to infer from these possibilities that P or V must be selected from the men. The dishes the women have are pretty irrelevant to this question. Is there a quicker way to see that P or V have to be chosen? I would really appreciate some help. Thanks!

PS: I used process of elimination to get the right answer. But they love to test an inference like this and I want to get it down.

[Adam Tyson]

The inference about N is something we should probably get while doing the initial setup here, Wounded_Bear. N has three "not-laws," more than any other player in the game, which should lead us to looking into what N could have.

N cannot have R, because O has R and partners cannot have the same entree.

N cannot have S or T because of the rule that prevents the men from having fish.

Thus, N's only remaining options are P or else V.

When one position in the base is limited to just two options, it's a pretty good idea to show that in that space with a "dual option" notation. Here, that would be writing "P/V" above the space for N, which is what we showed in the setup for this game found here: viewtopic.php?t=12807

With this notation included in our main diagram, the answer to this question should be clear!

[Wounded_Bear]

The inference about N is something we should probably get while doing the initial setup here, Wounded_Bear. N has three "not-laws," more than any other player in the game, which should lead us to looking into what N could have.

N cannot have R, because O has R and partners cannot have the same entree.

N cannot have S or T because of the rule that prevents the men from having fish.

Thus, N's only remaining options are P or else V.

When one position in the base is limited to just two options, it's a pretty good idea to show that in that space with a "dual option" notation. Here, that would be writing "P/V" above the space for N, which is what we showed in the setup for this game found here: viewtopic.php?t=12807

With this notation included in our main diagram, the answer to this question should be clear!

Thanks so much!