LSAT 143 – Section 1 – Question 16

LSAT 143 - Section 1 - Question 16

June 2015

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PT143 S1 Q16
+LR
Argument part +AP
A
0%
139
B
1%
149
C
91%
164
D
1%
151
E
7%
156
136
144
152
 +Medium 148.401 +SubsectionMedium

It is possible to grow agricultural crops that can thrive when irrigated with seawater. Such farming, if undertaken near oceans, would actually be cheaper than most other irrigated agriculture, since the water would not have to be pumped far. The greatest expense in irrigated agriculture is in pumping the water, and the pumping costs increase with the distance the water is pumped.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that farming using irrigated seawater would be cheaper than other kinds of irrigated farming if it’s done near oceans. This is because, if done near oceans, the water wouldn’t have to be pumped far, and the distance-based expense of pumping is the biggest cost involved in irrigated agriculture.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is support for the conclusion. Because the greatest expense involved in irrigated agriculture is pumping, reduced pumping costs would make seawater farming near oceans cheaper than other kinds of irrigated farming.

A
It is a claim that the argument shows to be false.
The referenced text is used by the author to support the conclusion.
B
It is a hypothesis that, if proven, would undermine the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text is used by the author to support the conclusion.
C
It is evidence provided to support the argument’s conclusion.
This accurately describes the role of the referenced text.
D
It is the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text is support for the conclusion, but is not the conclusion itself.
E
It is a claim for which the argument provides evidence, but which is not the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text is the author’s conclusion.

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