LSAT 145 – Section 4 – Question 08

LSAT 145 - Section 4 - Question 08

December 2015

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT145 S4 Q08
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
89%
165
B
5%
158
C
2%
153
D
5%
159
E
0%
144
130
141
152
 +Easier 148.528 +SubsectionMedium

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Technology is radically improving the quality of life in some communities, and not only by direct application of innovations. After all, the design, production, testing, and marketing of new technology has itself become a growing industry that is turning around the fortunes of once-ailing communities. The companies involved create jobs, add to the tax base, and contribute to an upbeat spirit of renewal.

Summarize Argument
Technology is greatly improving some communities’ quality of life, and this improvement is not only because of the direct application of innovations. The design, production, testing, and marketing of new technology has become a thriving industry revitalizing struggling communities. These companies also boost employment and generate tax revenue, fostering positive morale.

Identify Conclusion
Technology is greatly improving some communities’ quality of life, and this improvement is not just because of the direct application of innovations: “Technology is radically improving the quality of life in some communities, and not only by direct application of innovations.”

A
The direct application of innovations is not the only way in which technology is radically improving the quality of life in some communities.
This rephrases the conclusion.
B
The design, production, testing, and marketing of new technology has itself become a growing industry that is turning around the fortunes of once-ailing communities.
This is a premise. It supports the conclusion that the direct application of innovations is not the only way technology is improving the quality of life in some communities.
C
Companies involved in the design, production, testing, and marketing of new technology create jobs, add to the tax base, and contribute to an upbeat spirit of renewal.
This is a premise. It supports the conclusion that the direct application of innovations is not the only way technology is improving the quality of life in some communities.
D
Either the creation or the direct application of technological innovations is radically improving the quality of life in most communities.
(D) makes a claim about “most” communities, when the argument only discusses “some” communities. This is enough to eliminate (D).
E
The only ways in which technology is radically improving the quality of life in some communities are by creating jobs, adding to the tax base, and contributing to an upbeat spirit of renewal.
This is false. The direct application of innovations, as well as the design, production, testing, and marketing of new technology, contributes to radically improving the quality of life in some communities.

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