LSAT 102 – Section 3 – Question 12

LSAT 102 - Section 3 - Question 12

June 1998

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PT102 S3 Q12
+LR
+Exp
Weaken +Weak
Analogy +An
A
2%
152
B
1%
155
C
2%
158
D
94%
165
E
2%
161
125
136
146
 +Easier 147.613 +SubsectionMedium

Carl: Researchers who perform operations on animals for experimental purposes are legally required to complete detailed pain protocols indicating whether the animals will be at risk of pain and, if so, what steps will be taken to minimize or alleviate it. Yet when human beings undergo operations, such protocols are never required. If lawmakers were as concerned about human beings as they seem to be about animals, there would be pain protocols for human beings too.

Debbie: But consider this: a person for whom a doctor wants to schedule surgery can simply be told what pain to expect and can then decide whether or not to undergo the operation. So you see, pain protocols are unnecessary for human beings.

Summarize Argument
Debbie argues that pain protocols are unnecessary for humans. This is because, unlike animals, humans can be told how much pain to expect and simply choose not to undergo the surgery.

Notable Assumptions
Debbie assumes that humans can choose not to undergo a surgery, which seems to neglect essential surgeries or surgeries on people who can’t make choices for themselves. Debbie also assumes a principle: if humans can choose not to have a surgery performed given the pain involved, no pain protocol should be put in place.

A
Not all operations that are performed on human beings are painful.
We’re talking about the operations that are painful. Why don’t those require pain protocols?
B
Some experimentation that is now done on animals need not be done at all.
Debbie doesn’t argue about how experimentation should be done on animals.
C
Preparing pain protocols is not a time-consuming or costly procedure.
Debbie doesn’t claim pain protocols are too expensive and time-consuming.
D
Some surgical operations performed on infants are painful.
Infants can’t decide to forego a surgery. This weaken’s Debbie’s claim that humans can choose not to undergo a surgery based on how much pain will be involve, since evidently some humans can’t make that choice.
E
Unalleviated pain after an operation tends to delay the healing process.
We don’t care about pain after an operation. We’re concerned with painful surgeries.

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