LSAT 142 – Section 1 – Question 14

LSAT 142 - Section 1 - Question 14

December 2014

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT142 S1 Q14
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
3%
156
B
9%
158
C
7%
158
D
80%
165
E
1%
158
141
150
160
 +Medium 145.991 +SubsectionMedium

Currently, no satellite orbiting Earth is at significant risk of colliding with other satellites or satellite fragments, but the risk of such a collision is likely to increase dramatically in the future. After all, once such a collision occurs, it will probably produce thousands of satellite fragments, each large enough to shatter other satellites. The resulting collisions will produce many more fragments, and so on, causing the space around Earth to become quite heavily cluttered with dangerous debris.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that the risk of a collision between satellites is likely to increase in the future. This is because once a collision occurs, it will produce satellite fragments, and these fragments will lead to other collisions with satellites and produce more fragments. Eventually, the area around Earth will be cluttered with these satellite fragments. This is why the risk of a satellite colliding with another satellite or satellite fragment will go up in the future.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is the conclusion of the argument.

A
It is an unsupported claim that is used to provide support for the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text has support, because it’s a conclusion.
B
It is an unsupported claim that is used to support another claim that in turn supports the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text has support, because it’s a conclusion.
C
It is a claim for which the argument provides some support, and which in turn is used to support the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced claim is the conclusion of the argument. It doesn’t support any other claim.
D
It is a claim that serves as the argument’s conclusion.
This accurately describes the role of the referenced text. It’s a conclusion supported by the author’s prediction about the increased number of satellite fragments in the future.
E
It is a claim that provides nonessential background information for the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text is the conclusion of the argument. It’s not just background information.

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