LSAT 129 – Section 3 – Question 21

LSAT 129 - Section 3 - Question 21

June 2009

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
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Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT129 S3 Q21
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
18%
162
B
76%
166
C
2%
156
D
2%
156
E
2%
154
137
150
163
 +Medium 146.07 +SubsectionMedium

Sociologist: The more technologically advanced a society is, the more marked its members’ resistance to technological innovations. This is not surprising, because the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks. Specifically, people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.

Summarize Argument
A sociologist contends that it is not surprising that the more technologically advanced a society is, the more resistant it becomes to further innovations. This resistance is because people in advanced societies are more aware of the drawbacks of technology, particularly how it affects the quality of human relationships.

Identify Argument Part
This is an explanation (premise) that supports the sociologist’s main conclusion that his findings are unsurprising.

A
It is a conclusion supported by the claim that people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
This is not a conclusion. It is an explanation that supports the conclusion about why the sociologist’s findings are unsurprising. Technology affecting the quality of human relations *also* supports the main conclusion, but not this part of the argument.
B
It is offered as an explanation of why people’s resistance to technological innovations is more marked the more technologically advanced the society in which they live is.
This statement explains *why* resistance to technological innovations is unsurprising in advanced societies. The author argues that members of these societies are more aware of the drawbacks of technology, which leads to resistance. This awareness is the reason for resistance.
C
It is a premise in support of the claim that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor.
The sociologist never claims that human relations in technologically advanced societies is “extremely poor.” The argument only says that technology affects the quality of human relationships.
D
It is a generalization based on the claim that the more people resist technological innovations, the more difficult it is for them to adjust to those innovations.
The argument does not discuss how people “adjust” to innovations. It is focused on people's awareness of technological drawbacks and the resistance that results from this increasing awareness.
E
It is an example presented to illustrate the claim that resistance to technological innovations deeply affects the quality of human relations.
This answer choice has the content of the argument somewhat jumbled. Furthermore, this statement is not an example, it is an explanation of why a phenomenon exists.

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