LSAT 146 – Section 2 – Question 14

LSAT 146 - Section 2 - Question 14

June 2016

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT146 S2 Q14
+LR
+Exp
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
30%
157
B
0%
154
C
69%
164
D
1%
150
E
0%
146
155
163
 +Harder 148.55 +SubsectionMedium

A study at a company found that most meetings showed diminishing returns after 30 minutes, and little could be expected after 60 minutes. Moreover, the most productive meetings were those for which a clear time frame was established. For a meeting at the company to achieve maximum productivity, then, it needs to have a clear time frame and be no more than 30 minutes long.

Summarize Argument
The stimulus concludes that a meeting must have a clear time frame and be no longer than 30 minutes to be maximally productive. It draws this conclusion from a company study about meeting productivity.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion states conditions for a meeting to be maximally productive: “it needs to have a clear time frame and be no more than 30 minutes long.”

A
In general, a meeting at the company that is no more than 30 minutes long and has a clear time frame will achieve maximum productivity.
This answer is confusing necessary and sufficient. Our stimulus tells us what a meeting must do to be maximally productive. Here, we’re talking about what will guarantee a meeting being maximally productive.
B
Most meetings at the company show diminishing returns after 30 minutes, according to a study.
This is a premise that supports the conclusion, not a conclusion itself.
C
A meeting at the company will be maximally productive only if it has a clear time frame and lasts no more than 30 minutes.
This answer rephrases the last sentence in our stimulus, which is what the rest of the argument supports. What does a meeting need to be maximally productive? A clear time frame and a duration no longer than 30 minutes.
D
According to a study, meetings at the company were the most productive when they had clear time frames.
This is a premise supporting our partial conclusion that meetings must have clear time frames to be maximally productive.
E
A study of meetings at the company says that little productivity should be expected after the 60-minute mark.
This is a premise that supports our conclusion. The study isn’t what the stimulus is arguing for, but rather the conditions that a meeting must have to be maximally productive.

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