LSAT 149 – Section 1 – Question 03

LSAT 149 - Section 1 - Question 03

December 2017

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT149 S1 Q03
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Eliminating Options +ElimOpt
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
92%
163
B
1%
149
C
0%
149
D
6%
156
E
1%
153
128
138
147
 +Easier 143.093 +SubsectionEasier

Enrique: The city’s transit authority does not have enough money to operate for the next twelve months without cutting service or increasing fares, and the federal government has so far failed to provide additional funding. Nonetheless, the transit authority should continue operating without service cuts or fare increases until it has exhausted its funds. At that point, the federal government will be willing to provide funding to save the authority.

Cynthia: If the transit authority tries that maneuver, the federal government will probably just let the authority go out of business. The transit authority cannot risk allowing that to happen.

Speaker 1 Summary
Enrique argues that the city's transit authority should continue operating without cutting services or increasing fares until it runs out of money. He believes that once the authority's funds are exhausted, the federal government will step in and provide the funding to save the transit authority.

Speaker 2 Summary
Cynthia disagrees with Enrique's strategy. She believes that if the transit authority allows its funds to run out without making any cuts or increasing fares, the federal government will likely let it go out of business. Cynthia suggests that the transit authority cannot risk this outcome.

Objective
Disagreement: Enrique and Cynthia disagree on whether the transit authority should continue to run without making any cuts or increasing fares.

A
the transit authority should continue operating without cutting service or increasing fares until it has exhausted its funds
Enrique agrees because he believes that the government will provide more funding once they run out of money. Cynthia disagrees because she thinks the government will just let the transit authority go out of business.
B
the federal government should provide additional funding to the transit authority
It is unclear whether Enrique or Cnythia support/oppose the government providing additional funding. At best, Enrique agrees with this, but Cynthia does not mention this at all. Their disagreement is over what the transit authority should do without government funding.
C
it would be better for the transit authority to cut services than it would be to raise fares
Neither Enrique nor Cynthia addresses whether cutting services would be better than raising fares. Enrique believes the transit authority should do neither, while Cynthia does not provide a position.
D
the federal government is willing to provide additional funding to the transit authority now
Neither Enrique nor Sylvia addresses whether the government is willing to provide funding now. Enrique says that the government has “so far” been able to provide funding, while Cynthia says nothing about it.
E
the transit authority can afford to operate for the next twelve months without cutting service even if it does not receive additional funding
Enrique likely agrees with this statement. He claims the transit authority will run out of money if it doesn’t raise fares or cut services. So, if it raises fares (which is implied in this AC), it *could* survive. However, Cynthia does not address what will happen in this case.

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