LSAT 152 – Section 1 – Question 04

LSAT 152 - Section 1 - Question 04

November 2018

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT152 S1 Q04
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
95%
162
B
1%
148
C
0%
142
D
1%
147
E
2%
149
133
139
145
 +Easier 148.23 +SubsectionMedium

Archaeologist: Our university museum possesses several ancient artifacts whose ownership is in dispute. Although the museum has documentation showing that the items were obtained legally, there is an overriding principle that any important ancient artifact belongs by rights to the nation on whose territory it was discovered. Given that an institution is obliged to honor those rights, our museum should return the artifacts.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that his museum should return certain ancient artifacts whose ownership is in dispute. This conclusion is based on the principle that an important ancient artifact belongs to the nation on whose territory the artifact was discovered. Museums are obligated to follow this principle, which is why the ancient artifacts under dispute should be returned.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s opinion about what should be done with the artifacts: “[O]ur museum should return the artifacts.”

A
The university museum should return the ancient artifacts in dispute.
This is a restatement of the conclusion.
B
Any important ancient artifact belongs by rights to the nation on whose territory it was discovered.
This describes the principle the author uses as a premise.
C
The ancient artifacts whose ownership is in dispute were obtained legally by the university museum.
This is a concession point, but not the conclusion.
D
The university museum is in possession of several artifacts whose ownership is in dispute.
This is context. The argument concerns what should be done with those artifacts.
E
There is an overriding principle that any important ancient artifact belongs by rights to the nation on whose territory it was discovered.
This is a premise.

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