LSAT 144 – Section 4 – Question 04

LSAT 144 - Section 4 - Question 04

October 2015

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT144 S4 Q04
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Net Effect +NetEff
A
0%
151
B
96%
164
C
0%
147
D
0%
145
E
3%
155
126
135
143
 +Easier 147.675 +SubsectionMedium

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Annette: To persuade the town council to adopt your development plan, you should take them on a trip to visit other towns that have successfully implemented plans like yours.

Sefu: But I have a vested interest in their votes. If council members were to accept a trip from me, it would give the appearance of undue influence.

Speaker 1 Summary

Annette recommends that Sefu take the town council on a trip to other towns that have successfully implemented a development plan similar to the one Sefu wants to implement

Speaker 2 Summary

Sefu points out that taking the town council on a trip in the manner Annette recommends would give the appearance of undue influence. Sefu’s implicit conclusion is that Annette’s recommendation is a bad idea.

Objective

We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether Sefu should take the town council on a trip to other towns.

A
the council should adopt Sefu’s development plan

Not a point of disagreement. Annette recommends that Sefu take the town council on a trip, which arguably suggests Annette agrees that the council should adopt Sefu’s plan. Even if we don’t know that Annette supports Sefu’s plan, we would not know Annette’s opinion.

B
Sefu should take the council on a trip to visit other towns

This is a point of disagreement. Annette recommends Sefu take the council on a trip to other towns. Sefu’s implicit conclusion is that this is not a good idea.

C
Sefu has a vested interest in the council’s votes

Annette doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t refer to any interest Sefu has in the council’s votes or say anything suggesting an opinion about that issue.

D
other towns have successfully implemented similar development plans

Not a point of disagreement. Sefu doesn’t say anything suggesting a belief about other towns’ development plans. Even if you think Sefu has an opinion, it would agree with Annette’s.

E
the appearance of undue influence should be avoided

Annette doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t say anything suggesting an opinion about undue influence and whether it should be avoided.

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