LSAT Explanation PT 33, S1, Q7: Consultant: Most workers do not have

LSAT Question Stem

The consultant's statements, if true, most strongly support which one of the following? 

Logical Reasoning Question Type

This is a Most Strongly supported question. 

Correct Answer

The correct answer to this question is B. 

LSAT Question Complete Explanation

Let's first analyze the passage and break it down. The consultant states that most workers do not have every item they produce judged for quality, but each piece a freelance writer authors is evaluated. The consultant then concludes that this is why freelance writers produce such high-quality work. In simpler terms, the consultant is saying that because freelance writers have all their work evaluated, they produce high-quality work.

Now, let's identify the question type and what it's asking us to do. This is a Most Strongly Supported (MSS) question, which means we need to find the answer choice that is most strongly supported by the information provided in the passage.

Let's go through each answer choice:

a) A piece authored by a freelance writer is generally evaluated more strictly than the majority of items most workers produce.

- This answer choice is not supported by the passage because it introduces the idea of "more strictly," which is not mentioned in the passage. The passage only states that freelance writers have each piece of their work evaluated, not that it is evaluated more strictly.

b) By having every piece of their work evaluated, some workers are caused to produce high-quality work.

- This answer choice is correct. The passage states that freelance writers have each piece of their work evaluated, and this leads them to produce high-quality work. Since freelance writers are a subset of workers, it can be concluded that some workers produce high-quality work when every piece of their work is evaluated.

c) No other workers produce higher quality work than do freelance writers.

- This answer choice is not supported by the passage. The passage does not make any comparison between freelance writers and other workers in terms of the quality of their work.

d) Only freelance writers have every item they produce evaluated for quality.

- This answer choice is incorrect because it introduces the idea of "only," which is not supported by the passage. The passage states that freelance writers have each piece of their work evaluated, but it does not say that they are the only ones who do so.

e) Some workers produce high-quality work in spite of the fact that not every item they produce is judged for quality.

- This answer choice is not supported by the passage. The passage does not provide any information about workers producing high-quality work without having every item judged for quality.

In conclusion, the correct answer is B. By having every piece of their work evaluated, some workers (freelance writers, in this case) are caused to produce high-quality work. This answer choice is most strongly supported by the information provided in the passage.