LSAT 121 – Section 4 – Question 06

LSAT 121 - Section 4 - Question 06

December 2005

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT121 S4 Q06
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Principle +Princ
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
84%
164
B
1%
155
C
14%
160
D
1%
160
E
0%
156
121
137
154
 +Easier 146.544 +SubsectionMedium

In the first phase of the Industrial Revolution, machines were invented whose main advantage was that they worked faster than human workers. This technology became widely used because it was economically attractive; many unskilled workers could be replaced by just a few skilled workers. Today managers are looking for technology that will allow them to replace highly paid skilled workers with a smaller number of less-skilled workers.

Summary
During the Industrial Revolution, employers utilized newly invented machines to replace many unskilled workers with just a few skilled workers to save money. Today, managers are looking for new technologies to replace highly paid skilled workers with fewer less-skilled workers.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Employers can use technology to save money.
Employers during the Industrial Revolution and in the present day share similar qualities.

A
Employers utilize new technology because it allows them to reduce labor costs.
The stimulus says that past employers used technology to replace many low-skill workers because it was “economically attractive.” And today’s managers seek technology to reduce labor costs.
B
Workers will need to acquire more education and skills to remain competitive in the labor market.
This is too broad to support. While the stimulus mentions that some low-skilled workers were fired in the Industrial Revolution, there is no support that they will need these qualities to stay competitive.
C
In seeking employment, highly skilled workers no longer have an advantage over less-skilled workers.
This is too broad to support. The stimulus only suggests that technology is sought to reduce the highly skilled workers needed, not that they no longer have an advantage. That could still be true.
D
Technology eliminates many jobs but also creates just as many jobs.
This is (at worst) anti-supported. Both examples show how technology is utilized to eliminate jobs so managers can hire fewer people.
E
Whereas technological innovations were once concentrated in heavy industry, they now affect all industries.
This is too strong to support. There is no indication that technological innovations were only heavily present in heavy industry. This is an assumption you have to make. There is also no support for their impact on all industries now.

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