LSAT 117 – Section 2 – Question 07

LSAT 117 - Section 2 - Question 07

October 2004

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PT117 S2 Q07
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
1%
152
B
6%
155
C
1%
152
D
91%
162
E
1%
157
128
138
148
 +Easier 146.765 +SubsectionMedium

Increases in the occurrence of hearing loss among teenagers are due in part to their listening to loud music through stereo headphones. So a group of concerned parents is recommending that headphone manufacturers include in their product lines stereo headphones that automatically turn off when a dangerous level of loudness is reached. It is clear that adoption of this recommendation would not significantly reduce the occurrence of hearing loss in teenagers, however, since almost all stereo headphones that teenagers use are bought by the teenagers themselves.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that headphone manufacturers would not help stop teen hearing loss by adding a line of headphones that turn off when a dangerous level of loudness is reached. This is because teens buy headphones themselves.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes teens would not buy the headphones that turn off when a dangerous level of loudness is reached.

A
Loud music is most dangerous to hearing when it is played through stereo headphones.
We don’t care when loud music is most dangerous. We need to strengthen the claim that the new line of headphones wouldn’t help stop teen hearing loss.
B
No other cause of hearing loss in teenagers is as damaging as their listening to loud music through stereo headphones.
Like (A), we don’t care how bad loud music is. We need to strengthen the claim that the new line of headphones wouldn’t help stop teen hearing loss.
C
Parents of teenagers generally do not themselves listen to loud music through stereo headphones.
Irrelevant. We care about what the teens are doing.
D
Teenagers who now listen to music at dangerously loud levels choose to do so despite their awareness of the risks involved.
Teens know listening to loud music is bad for their hearing, but they do it anyway. Therefore, they wouldn’t buy a line of headphones that prevents them from this risk by not allowing them to listen to loud music.
E
A few headphone manufacturers already plan to market stereo headphones that automatically turn off when a dangerous level of loudness is reached.
According to the author, those headphones won’t make a difference. We’re trying to strengthen that claim.

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