LSAT 15 – Section 2 – Question 07
LSAT 15 - Section 2 - Question 07
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Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
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| PT15 S2 Q07 |
+LR
| Weaken +Weak | A
1%
162
B
83%
164
C
14%
163
D
1%
158
E
1%
156
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120 120 145 |
+Easiest | 144.118 +SubsectionEasier |
This is a weakening question, which we should recognize as the question stem says: Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
The stimulus begins by informing us that stress is not one of the primary complaints of workers. Following this context, the author cites a recent survey in which boredom was listed as the main complaint of a majority of workers. Based on this survey, the author concludes that job-related stress is not the most serious problem for workers. Our job is to weaken this conclusion. One thing we should notice is that the support concerns what workers complain about, while the conclusion is about what the most serious problem for workers is. Surely it's possible to not complain the most about something even if it is your most serious problem! Let's see what the answer choices have in store for us:
Answer Choice (A) We are interested in whether there is a reason to assume that stress is the most serious problem workers in the corporate world face. This only tells us that a particular subset of workers is less likely to complain about stress than are workers as a whole.
Correct Answer Choice (B) If boredom correlates with stress, and a majority of workers complain of boredom, then we have a reason to believe that the study the author cites actually suggests that stress might be the most serious problem workers face.
Answer Choice (C) This answer may somewhat weaken the accuracy of the survey, insofar as workers may be exaggerating recent experiences of boredom, but it does so in a fairly minor way, and the survey being somewhat poorer evidence does not significantly weaken the argument as a whole.
Answer Choice (D) This just tells us about a subset of workers and how they complain about boredom. There is nothing here for us to work with to weaken the argument's actual conclusion.
Answer Choice (E) Seems reasonable, but I don't see how this would weaken the conclusion that stress is not the main problem for corporate workers. We are interested in stress, not the relative tendency to complain.
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LSAT PrepTest 15 Explanations
Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 2 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
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