LSAT 115 – Section 2 – Question 13

LSAT 115 - Section 2 - Question 13

December 2002

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PT115 S2 Q13
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
18%
159
B
12%
158
C
29%
162
D
3%
153
E
37%
164
153
171
180
 +Hardest 148.811 +SubsectionMedium

Jenkins: Research on the properties of snow at the North Pole should be conducted in January and February. The weather is then cold enough to ensure that the snow will not melt. It is important that research money not be wasted; if we wait until a later month, we risk sending researchers when they will be unable to carry out research successfully.

Lurano: I disagree. The weather will likely still be quite cold in April and May, and by going later, researchers run less risk of suffering dangerous exposure to the cold.

Speaker 1 Summary
Jenkins says that snow research at the North Pole should take place in January and February. This is supported by the claim that it’s important not to waste research money. In January and February, the snow won’t melt (so the money won’t be wasted). Waiting for a later month risks the snow melting (and the money being wasted). January and February avoid the risk of wasting money, so are the best months for research.

Speaker 2 Summary
Lurano disagrees: the research should not be carried out in January and February. Why? Because April and May will probably still be cold enough for the snow not to melt. Also, waiting for a warmer month is safer for the researchers. According to Lurano, this outweighs any financial risk.

Objective
We need to find a disagreement. Jenkins and Lurano disagree on whether the research should happen in January and February or in warmer months.

A
there is a possibility of snow melting at the North Pole during April and May
Both speakers agree with this statement. Even Lurano, who thinks the research should wait until April or May, acknowledges the change of snow melting. Lurano just thinks it’s less important than the researchers’ safety.
B
it is impossible to investigate the properties of snow at the North Pole later than February
Neither speaker agrees with this. Even Jenkins, who is pushing to do the research no later than February, doesn’t say it will be impossible later. It’s just that there will be a risk the research won’t be successful.
C
funding will be wasted if research on snow is carried out at the North Pole later than February
Neither speaker agrees with this. Both acknowledge the risk that funding might be wasted, but neither Jenkins nor Lurano claims that the funding will certainly be wasted.
D
the temperatures at the North Pole in January and February are lower than are the temperatures in April and May
Both speakers agree with this statement. The disagreement isn’t about which months are coldest, it’s about whether the risk of wasting money or the risk to the researchers’ safety is more important.
E
research funding considerations outweigh the risk to researchers posed by the temperatures at the North Pole in January and February
Jenkins agrees with this statement, and Lurano disagrees, making this the point of disagreement. Jenkins thinks that not wasting money is the most important consideration, whereas Lurano thinks that the researchers’ safety should take priority.

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