LSAT PrepTest 43 Section 4 Question 1 Explanation | Logic Games

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Here's a Logic Games question from the June 2004 LSAT.

No need to diagram here; let's just look at the rules and eliminate choices that way.

The first rule eliminates A, B, and E...those don't have 2 or more spots between P and M as the rule says. C is out because of the 2nd rule, which says that F - V (one group follows F and comes before V), So D is correct.

I know this is a pretty quick question, but I think it's useful to get plenty of experience on these types of questions where you need to find which arrangement will work given the rules. Notice how, here, we proceeded from the 1st rule to the next, not from one answer choice to the next applying the rules. I think this is a better approach since you are doing one rule at a time and can focus on applying it correctly, rather than jumping from rule to rule and taking, as I see it, a greater chance of misapplying a rule.

Remember:

Don't worry about diagramming on questions where you need to find the one arrangement that works under the rules. Just apply the rules and eliminate the choices one by one.