LSAT 128 – Section 2 – Question 01

LSAT 128 - Section 2 - Question 01

December 2008

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PT128 S2 Q01
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
94%
167
B
5%
158
C
0%
162
D
0%
157
E
1%
160
130
140
149
 +Easier 146.836 +SubsectionMedium

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Mysterious ancient tracks cut into limestone have recently been found on the island of Malta. The tracks wander, sometimes disappearing under modern structures. Their origin and purpose are unknown, but evidence indicates that they could have connected settlements or water sources. One archaeologist hypothesizes, based on the tracks’ physical appearance and surroundings, that they were made in about 1000 B.C. by animal-drawn carts.

Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
The archaeologist hypothesizes that the mysterious tracks were made by animal-drawn carts in roughly 1000 B.C. This is based on the tracks’ appearance and surroundings.

Notable Assumptions
The archaeologist assumes that the tracks’ origin and date can be deduced by their physical appearance and surroundings.

A
Areas near the tracks have yielded relatively large amounts of fossilized animal excrement dating from approximately 1000 B.C.
Animals were clearly in the area of the tracks around 1000 B.C. This lends support to both the notion that animal-drawn carts made these tracks, and that these tracks were made in 1000 B.C.
B
Some of the tracks connect areas that are sources of fresh water on Malta today.
We don’t care what the tracks connect. We care how they were created in the first place.
C
Some terrain on the island of Malta is more easily traversed on foot than are certain other types of terrain there.
We have no idea if that terrain is the terrain around the tracks.
D
Historically, inhabitants of the island of Malta have not been innovative users of transportation technology.
We have no idea if animal-drawn carts constitute “innovation.” Besides, the Maltese could’ve received this technology from elsewhere.
E
Around 1000 B.C., some settlements were abandoned in parts of Malta.
We care about the tracks. We don’t care what happened to settlements.

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