LSAT 129 – Section 3 – Question 25

LSAT 129 - Section 3 - Question 25

June 2009

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT129 S3 Q25
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Value Judgment +ValJudg
Analogy +An
A
2%
159
B
39%
164
C
7%
161
D
5%
159
E
47%
167
153
167
180
 +Hardest 146.07 +SubsectionMedium

Manager: I recommend that our company reconsider the decision to completely abandon our allegedly difficult-to-use computer software and replace it companywide with a new software package advertised as more flexible and easier to use. Several other companies in our region officially replaced the software we currently use with the new package, and while their employees can all use the new software, unofficially many continue to use their former software as much as possible.

Summary

The manager recommends that the company reconsider the decision to replace current software with a new software package. This is because several other companies in the region have done such replacement, but many employees at these companies continue to use their old software as much as possible.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

Many employees at the manager’s company would probably continue to use the now-current software if it is replaced by the new software package.

The advantages of the new software package are unlikely to compel every employee to use it over the now-current software.

A
The current company software is as flexible as the proposed new software package.

Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t tell us the flexibility of the current software or how it compares to the flexibility of the new software package.

B
The familiarity that employees have with a computer software package is a more important consideration in selecting software than flexibility or initial ease of use.

Unsupported. Although the manager suggests many will continue to use the current software, that could be due to its flexibility or ease of use. The new software is “advertised” as more flexible, but that doesn’t mean it is more flexible.

C
The employees of the manager’s company would find that the new software package lacks some of the capabilities of the present software.

Unsupported. Although the manager suggests many will continue to use the current software, we don’t know whether this will be due to any difference in capabilities of the software. It could be due to greater familiarity with current software.

D
Adopting the new software package would create two classes of employees, those who can use it and those who cannot.

Unsupported. There’s no indication that anyone will be unable to use the new software. Many will likely prefer to use the current software, but that doesn’t imply they lack the ability to use the new software.

E
Many of the employees in the manager’s company would not prefer the new software package to the software currently in use.

Strongly supported. The manager cites to the fact many employees from other companies chose to use their old software instead of the new software. The manager uses this to suggest that a similar phenomenon will occur at the manager’s company.

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