LSAT 137 – Section 2 – Question 10

LSAT 137 - Section 2 - Question 10

October 2012

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT137 S2 Q10
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
4%
158
B
3%
154
C
0%
152
D
89%
164
E
3%
158
130
140
151
 +Easier 146.731 +SubsectionMedium

Annie: Our university libraries have been sadly neglected. Few new books have been purchased during the last decade, and most of the older books are damaged. The university’s administrators should admit that their library policies have been in error and should remedy this situation in the fastest way possible, which is to charge students a library fee and use the funds for library improvements.

Matilda: The current poor condition of the university libraries is the fault of the library officials, not the students. Students should not have to pay for the mistakes of careless library administrators.

Speaker 1 Summary
Annie concludes that the university’s administrators should admit that their policies have been in error, should charge students a library fee, and should use the funds for library improvements. This is based on the fact that there have been few books purchased in the last decade, most older books are damaged, and charging students a fee is the fastest way possible to address these problems.

Speaker 2 Summary
Matilda concludes that students should not have to pay a library fee. This is because the problems with the library are the fault of library officials.

Objective
We’re looking for a disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether students should be charged a fee to improve the library.

A
library administrators are to blame for the poor condition of the university libraries
Not a point of disagreement. Annie blames university administrators, who are reasonably considered the same as the library officials Matilda blames. Even if they’re not, Annie might still blame both library officials and university administrators.
B
library improvements could be most quickly effected through charging students additional fees
Matilda expresses no opinion. She might agree with Annie that a student fee is the fastest way to improve the library.
C
students will ultimately benefit from the library improvements that could be funded by additional student fees
Matilda expresses no opinion. She doesn’t suggest any opinion about the results of student fees or of library improvements. In addition, it’s reasonable to think Matilda agrees that library improvements would help users of the library, such as students.
D
those not responsible for the current condition of the libraries should bear the cost for remedying it
This is a point of disagreement. Matilda thinks students should not be responsible for improvements. Annie believes students should be charged a fee for library improvements. She doesn’t explicitly say students aren’t responsible, but she blames administrators’ policies.
E
funds for library improvements could be raised without additional student fees
Not a point of disagreement. Matilda doesn’t discuss whether the university can get funds without a student fee.

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