LSAT 137 – Section 2 – Question 07

LSAT 137 - Section 2 - Question 07

October 2012

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT137 S2 Q07
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Net Effect +NetEff
A
3%
153
B
6%
156
C
2%
154
D
2%
155
E
87%
164
140
147
155
 +Medium 146.731 +SubsectionMedium

Antibiotics are standard ingredients in animal feed because they keep animals healthy and increase meat yields. However, scientists have recommended phasing out this practice, believing it may make antibiotics less effective in humans. If meat yields are reduced, however, some farmers will go out of business.

Summary
Antibiotics in animal feed keep animals healthy and increase meat yields. However, scientists recommend reducing antibiotics in animal feed because they believe it may cause antibiotics to be less effective for humans. If meat yields are reduced, some farmers will go out of business.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
If no other method of increasing meat yields is employed, then some farmers will go out of business if antibiotics in animal feed are reduced.

A
If scientists are correct that antibiotic use in animal feed makes antibiotics less effective in humans, then some farmers will go out of business.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus what condition would be triggered if the scientists’ hypothesis is correct. The scientists could be correct and no action is taken.
B
If antibiotic use in animal feed is not phased out, some antibiotics will become ineffective in humans.
This answer is unsupported. The scientists hypothesize that antibiotics in animal feed make antibiotics less effective in humans. Saying the antibiotics would become “ineffective” is too strong.
C
If the scientists’ recommendation is not heeded, no farmers will go out of business due to reduced meat yields.
This answer is unsupported. There could be other factors that cause farmers to go out of business.
D
If the health of their animals declines, most farmers will not be able to stay in business.
This answer is unsupported. “Most” farmers is too strong in this answer. We don’t know from the stimulus whether most farmers are animal farmers.
E
If antibiotic use in animal feed is phased out, some farmers will go out of business unless they use other means of increasing meat yields.
This answer is strongly supported. Reduced meat yields is a sufficient condition for farmers going out of business. So, unless there’s another way of increasing meat yields, some farmers will go out of business if meat yields are reduced by phasing out antibiotics.

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