LSAT 119 – Section 4 – Question 13

LSAT 119 - Section 4 - Question 13

June 2005

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT119 S4 Q13
+LR
+Exp
Strengthen +Streng
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
27%
160
B
2%
158
C
0%
146
D
64%
163
E
7%
153
140
154
168
 +Harder 145.1 +SubsectionEasier

James: Many people claim that the voting public is unable to evaluate complex campaign issues. The television commercials for Reade in the national campaign, however, discuss complex campaign issues, and Reade is, at present, more popular than any other candidate.

Maria: Yes, Reade is the most popular. However, you are incorrect in claiming that this is because of Reade’s discussion of complex campaign issues. Reade simply strikes the voters as the most competent and trustworthy candidate.

Summarize Argument
Maria concludes that Reade isn’t ahead in the polls because of her discussion of complex campaign issues. Instead, Reade is ahead because voters think she’s the most competent and trustworthy candidate.

Notable Assumptions
Since Maria believes Reade is ahead because voters view her as the most competent and trustworthy candidate, Maria assumes competence and trustworthiness outweigh discussions of complex campaign issues for voters.

A
Reade’s opponents are discussing some of the same issues as Reade.
Even if they’re discussing these issues, voters may evaluate their stances to be inferior to Reade’s. We need something that tells us voters care less about such discussions than they care about competence and trustworthiness.
B
Reade’s opponents charge that Reade oversimplifies complex campaign issues.
We don’t care what Reade’s opponents think.
C
Polling data show that Reade’s present popularity will probably diminish over time.
We don’t care what will happen to Reade’s popularity later on. Maria is arguing about why she’s ahead right now.
D
Polling data show that most voters cannot identify Reade’s positions on campaign issues.
Since voters can’t identify Reade’s positions on campaign issues, they evidently haven’t been paying too much attention to her discussion of such issues. This means Reade must be ahead in the polls for some other reason, such as the one Maria gives.
E
Polling data show that some voters consider Reade competent and trustworthy.
“Some” could be mean 5%. This certainly wouldn’t put Reade ahead in the polls.

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