LSAT 149 – Section 3 – Question 22

LSAT 149 - Section 3 - Question 22

December 2017

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT149 S3 Q22	+LR	Except +Exc Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE Causal Reasoning +CausR Net Effect +NetEff	A 12% 159 B 61% 166 C 11% 159 D 11% 158 E 5% 158	150 159 168	+Harder	147.456 +SubsectionMedium

The temperature in Taychester is always at least 10 degrees lower than the temperature in Charlesville. However, the average resident of Charlesville spends 10 to 20 percent more on winter heating expenses than does the average resident of Taychester.

"Surprising" Phenomenon

Why does the average resident of Charlesville spend more on winter heating expenses than does the average resident of Taychester despite the fact that Taychester is always significantly colder than Charlesville?

Objective

Remember that this is an “except” question! The right answer will be the only one that does not offer an explanation of why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating. The rest of the answers will explain some difference between Charlesville and Taychester that accounts for the greater winter heating expenses in Charlesville.

Heat loss due to wind is less in Taychester than in Charlesville.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: even with the higher temperatures, the wind causes more heat to escape houses there than it does in Taychester (which probably means it’s windier in Charlesville, but could be due to house structures).

Although Charlesville is always fairly warm during the daytime, temperatures in Charlesville drop steeply at night.

This doesn’t matter. Even if it’s way colder in Charlesville at night than it is during the day, the stimulus says that it’s always at least ten degrees colder in Taychester, night or day. We’d still expect the heating expenses there to be greater.

Utility rates in Taychester are lower than utility rates in Charlesville.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: the rates there are just higher! Even if they’re not actually using as much heat as the Taychester residents are, they’re paying more because it’s simply more expensive to heat a home in Charlesville.

People who are used to warmer temperatures generally keep their homes warmer in the winter than do people who are used to colder temperatures.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating. Accustomed to colder temperatures, Taychester residents are less fazed by the winter than are the people in Charlesville, who are spoiled by a warmer climate and choose to heat their homes more.

Houses in colder climates are usually better insulated than houses in warmer climates.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: they have to generate more heat to make up for what they lose to poor insulation.

LSAT 149 – Section 3 – Question 22

LSAT 149 - Section 3 - Question 22

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