LSAT 124 – Section 1 – Question 05

LSAT 124 - Section 1 - Question 05

December 2007

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT124 S1 Q05
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Principle +Princ
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Net Effect +NetEff
A
1%
160
B
0%
149
C
2%
157
D
1%
152
E
96%
164
120
128
139
 +Easiest 146.495 +SubsectionMedium

As a result of modern medicine, more people have been able to enjoy long and pain-free lives. But the resulting increase in life expectancy has contributed to a steady increase in the proportion of the population that is of advanced age. This population shift is creating potentially devastating financial problems for some social welfare programs.

Summary
Modern medicine has caused more people to be able to live long, pain-free lives. However, the resulting increase in life expectancy has caused a steady increase in the proportion of old people in the general population. This population shift has the potential to cause devastating financial problems for some social welfare programs.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Sometimes the remedy for one problem can unintentionally cause a different problem.

A
Technical or scientific innovation cannot be the solution to all problems.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether the resulting problem mentioned in the last sentence cannot be solved by technical or scientific innovation.
B
Implementing technological innovations should be delayed until the resulting social changes can be managed.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus what should or should not be done. The information here is presented matter-of-fact.
C
Every enhancement of the quality of life has unavoidable negative consequences.
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus is limited to one example of a positive improvement resulting in a negative consequence. We don’t know if this pattern of cause-and-effect occurs in every enhancement.
D
All social institutions are affected by a preoccupation with prolonging life.
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus only mentions one social institution affected by the increase in life expectancy. We don’t know if other social institutions are or are not affected.
E
Solving one set of problems can create a different set of problems.
This answer is strongly supported. The stimulus establishes a causal chain beginning with solving one set of problems (prolonging people’s lives) and resulting in a different set of problems (devastating financial problems for some social welfare programs.)

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