Most movie critics dislike Hollywood blockbusters.

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Most movie critics dislike Hollywood blockbusters. If someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters they are a snob. Most people who are over the age of fifty dislike Hollywood blockbusters. Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are huge fans of theater. If someone does not dislike Hollywood blockbusters they like large explosions.

Each of the following must be true EXCEPT:

A) If someone is not a snob, they like large explosions.

B) Most movie critics are snobs.

C) Some movie critics are huge fans of theater.

D) Most people over the age of fifty are snobs.

E) Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are over the age of fifty.

Source : LSAT

elenysuk1 · Answer

A) If someone is not a snob, they like large explosions. - if someone does not dislike (LIKES) HB => is not a snob=> like explosions

B) Most movie critics are snobs. - most mc dislike HB => most are snobs

C) Some movie critics are huge fans of theater. -  not necessarily, some people who dislike HB and like theater can be in the group outside of the group of critics (there can be 5 critics in the group of 1000 people, 3 of them don't like HB and possibly like romantic comedies, and dislike theatres)

D) Most people over the age of fifty are snobs.- most people over 50 dislike HB => most snobs

E) Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are over the age of fifty.

Most people who are over the age of fifty dislike Hollywood blockbusters.=> some dislike

ENEM · Answer

I picked the wrong answer, had shortlisted A and C through POE

we are presented with a lot of facts in the prompt

B) Most movie critics are snobs. ...text from stem that states this -  Most movie critics dislike Hollywood blockbusters. If someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters they are a snob  ... eliminated

D) Most people over the age of fifty are snobs. text from stem that states this - I f someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters they are a snob. Most people who are over the age of fifty dislike Hollywood blockbusters.   eliminated

E) Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are over the age of fifty. text from stem that states this -  Most people who are over the age of fifty dislike Hollywood blockbusters.

eliminated

A) If someone is not a snob, they like large explosions. text from stem that states this -  If someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters they are a snob. If someone does not dislike Hollywood blockbusters they like large explosions.   eliminated

Why I thought C was the answer...C) Some movie critics are huge fans of theater.

text from stem that I thought states this ...Most movie critics dislike Hollywood blockbusters. Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are huge fans of theater.

'some people' could've fallen in the bracket of people who dislike hollywood blockbusters but are not movie critics... hence this is the correct answer as it cannot be inffered from the stem

SALAKSHYA · Answer

I think the answer is wrong here.
My reasoning for C to be must true is 
Most movie critics dislike Hollywood blockbusters. and Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are huge fans of theater.

As per my limited understanding, Option a does not need to be true. My reasoning is:
the arguments does mentions :
 If someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters they are a snob
 but reverse need not to be true. There may be some "snob" who does not dislike Hollywood blockbuster

Please correct me if i am wrong.

MBAB123 · Answer

SALAKSHYA , perhaps quantifying things would help here. 1. A scenario where option C does not have to be true. ->Number of movie critics = 100, no. of movie critics that dislike Hollywood blockbusters = 60 ( most means more than 50%) ->Total number of people who dislike hollywood busters = 10,000,000 (Note that there is no limitation to the number of people who dislike hollywood busters). ->The relevant statement given in the question - Some people who dislike Hollywood blockbusters are huge fans of theater . Some means more than 1. ->Now think about it, why would C need to be true? Consider that there are only 2 people (out of the 10 million that dislike hollywood busters) that are fans of theatre. Why would these 2 be the movie critics? They could be, but they don't have to be. 2. Here is why option A must be true - What you've concluded isn't wrong. I agree there may be a snob who does not dislike hollywood blockbuster, but that's not what this option is about. The option starts with if someone is not a snob . Now if someone is not a snob, they definitely do not dislike hollywood busters (the question states - If someone dislikes Hollywood blockbusters, they are a snob). Consequently, if someone does not dislike Hollywood blockbusters, they like large explosions. So whoever is not a snob will definitely like large explosions as we know that the non-snobs cannot be the people who dislike hollywood busters. Hope this helps you out!

Devil05 · Answer

Can someone please explain why E is wrong...

MBAB123 · Answer

Hey  Devil05 , I'd be happy to, but would you mind telling me why you think E doesn't have to be true? The third sentence of the passage states - Most people who are over the age of fifty dislike Hollywood blockbusters. This sentence obviously implies that there are at least some people that dislike hollywood blockbusters and are over the age of 50.

TheGraceful · Answer

Thanks Brian123 ,
I had chosen A over C and got it wrong.
This explanation of yours has definitely helped.

TheGraceful · Answer

Thanks.
This explanation of yours, though not clear in first reading, helps to speed up thought process.

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