LSAT 124 – Section 1 – Question 04

LSAT 124 - Section 1 - Question 04

December 2007

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT124 S1 Q04
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
90%
164
B
0%
154
C
0%
146
D
9%
157
E
1%
152
131
141
151
 +Easier 146.495 +SubsectionMedium

This region must find new ways to help business grow. After all, shoe manufacturing used to be a major local industry, but recently has experienced severe setbacks due to overseas competition, so there is a need for expansion into new manufacturing areas. Moreover, our outdated public policy generally inhibits business growth.

Summarize Argument
The author argues that the region needs to find new ways to help business grow. The author provides two main ideas to support this argument. First, he references shoe manufacturing, which used to be a major industry, but is no longer as successful due to international competition. Secondly, as further support for the conclusion, the author says that the region’s public policy is detrimental for business growth.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is that the region needs to implement changes that support business growth: “This region must find new ways to help business grow.”

A
The region needs to find new ways to enhance business growth.
This is the claim that the rest of the argument works to support, so this is the main conclusion. The rest of the argument provides a reason for why the reader should believe this idea.
B
Shoe manufacturing is no longer a major source of income in the region.
This is a premise that provides support for the idea that there is a need for expansion into new manufacturing areas. This answer provides support for a sub-conclusion, so it is not the main conclusion
C
Shoe manufacturing in the region has dramatically declined due to overseas competition.
This is a premise that gives an explanation for why shoe manufacturing has declined, so this is not the main conclusion.
D
Business in the region must expand into new areas of manufacturing.
The argument does say that there is a need for expanding into new manufacturing areas, but saying that this “must” happen is too strong and is unsupported. Further, this idea is not the main conclusion.
E
Outdated public policy inhibits business growth in the region.
This is a premise that provides support for the conclusion; the fact that the public policy is outdated is a reason that the region must find new ways to help business grow.

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