LSAT 129 – Section 2 – Question 16

LSAT 129 - Section 2 - Question 16

June 2009

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT129 S2 Q16
+LR
Argument part +AP
Net Effect +NetEff
A
12%
161
B
85%
165
C
1%
153
D
1%
150
E
0%
146
130
142
155
 +Medium 144.702 +SubsectionEasier

Software reviewer: Dictation software allows a computer to produce a written version of sentences that are spoken to it. Although dictation software has been promoted as a labor-saving invention, it fails to live up to its billing. The laborious part of writing is in the thinking and the editing, not in the typing. And proofreading the software’s error-filled output generally squanders any time saved in typing.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Dictation software, which allows computers to transcribe spoken sentences, is advertised as a labor-saving invention, but it fails to live up to this promise. The most labor-intensive part of writing is thinking and editing, not typing. Furthermore, the time spent double-checking the dictation software outweighs the time saved by not typing it.

Identify Argument Part
This is the main conclusion of the argument

A
It is the argument’s main conclusion but not its only conclusion.
Although this is the main conclusion, there are no other conclusions in this argument. All of the premises support this statement.
B
It is the argument’s only conclusion.
This is the main (and only) conclusion. All of the premises support the conclusion that dictation software does not save time when working.
C
It is an intermediate conclusion that is offered as direct support for the argument’s main conclusion.
This is the only conclusion in the argument. It is also not an intermediate conclusion because it does not give support to another conclusion (because it is the only one)
D
It is a premise offered in support of the argument’s conclusion.
This is not a premise; it does not support any conclusion. This statement only receives support, making it the argument’s main conclusion.
E
It is a premise offered as direct support for an intermediate conclusion of the argument.
This is not a premise; this is the argument's main (and only) conclusion. It does not give any support, so it cannot be a premise.

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