LSAT 150 – Section 2 – Question 10

LSAT 150 - Section 2 - Question 10

June 2018

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PT150 S2 Q10
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Fill in the blank +Fill
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
4%
155
B
9%
155
C
4%
153
D
0%
155
E
83%
163
139
147
155
 +Medium 145.632 +SubsectionMedium

Various studies have concluded that song overlapping, the phenomenon where one bird begins a song while another of its species is singing, is a signal of aggression. These studies are based solely on receiver-response tests, which seek to derive conclusions about the intent of a signal based on how others respond to it. However, any response—even no response—can be interpreted as a reaction to perceived aggression. Therefore, _______.

Summary
Studies have concluded that song overlapping is a signal of aggression. These studies are based solely on receiver-response tests, which derive conclusions about behavior based on how others respond to it. Any response, including no response, can be interpreted as a reaction to aggression.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
The studies are inconclusive in showing that song overlapping is a signal of aggression.

A
birds do not respond in a predictable manner to signals of aggression
This is unsupported because we don’t know how birds respond to the signal of aggression based on what the author tells us.
B
receiver-response tests can provide no insight into bird behavior
This is unsupported because even if receiver-response tests could perceive any response as aggression, there may be other ways they could provide insight into bird behavior outside of evaluating the purpose of song overlapping.
C
song overlapping is likely not a signal of aggression
This is unsupported because even though we have reasons to doubt the existing studies conclusion, we cannot go so far as to conclude the opposite. We merely have to acknowledge that the prevailing hypothesis is unsupported.
D
song overlapping has no communicative function
This is unsupported because song overlapping may be used to communicate even if we have reasons to doubt existing studies showing it is a signal of aggression.
E
the conclusion of these studies is unconvincing
This is strongly supported because the studies rely on a method that could show any response to be a signal of aggression. This means we have little reason to believe that song overlapping is uniquely a sign of aggression.

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