LSAT 112 – Section 1 – Question 24
LSAT 112 - Section 1 - Question 24
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| PT112 S1 Q24 |
+LR
| Evaluate +Eval Sampling +Smpl Math +Math | A
19%
156
B
36%
163
C
23%
159
D
3%
152
E
20%
158
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155 168 180 |
+Hardest | 147.196 +SubsectionMedium |
J.Y.’s explanation
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Columnist: George Orwell’s book 1984 has exercised much influence on a great number of this newspaper’s readers. One thousand readers were surveyed and asked to name the one book that had the most influence on their lives. The book chosen most often was the Bible; 1984 was second.
Summarize Argument
The author concludes that 1984 has had a great influence on the newspapers’ readers. This is because the second-most readers chose 1984 as the book that’d had the greatest influence on their lives.
Notable Assumptions
In order for 1984 to have exercised a great influence on the newspapers’s readers, the author assumes that 1984 received a substantial amount of votes. If the Bible had received 990 of the votes and 1984 had received 2, followed by an 8-way tie for third place, then the study wouldn’t demonstrate 1984’s great influence by any stretch.
A
How many books had each person surveyed read?
Irrelevant. We don’t care how many books each person read. We’re only interested in the ones the readers named as the book that most influenced their lives.
B
How many people chose books other than 1984?
If many people chose books other than 1984, then 1984 may not have received all that many votes (e.g if 500 books were chosen, 1984 might’ve only needed 10 votes to be 2nd place). If few people did, then 1984 might’ve received hundreds of votes (e.g. Bible 500, 1984 400, etc.).
C
How many people read the columnist’s newspaper?
We don’t care how many people read the newspaper. We know they surveyed 1000 people.
D
How many books by George Orwell other than 1984 were chosen?
We don’t care about other Orwell books. Even if those were chosen, we know those ranked lower than 1984.
E
How many of those surveyed had actually read the books they chose?
The author never claims people have read the books they cite as being influential on their own lives. The Bible may be influential on someone’s life even if that person hasn’t read it.
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Section 1 - 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
Section 2 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
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- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
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- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
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