LSAT 153 – Section 2 – Question 11

LSAT 153 - Section 2 - Question 11

June 2019

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT153 S2 Q11
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
5%
152
B
3%
155
C
2%
154
D
86%
162
E
4%
153
134
143
152
 +Medium 146.684 +SubsectionMedium

Unlike other mechanical devices, the clock did not evolve from the simple to the complex. The earliest clocks were also the most complicated. This is because early clocks were used primarily to predict astronomical phenomena, though the mechanisms they used for this purpose incidentally enabled one to keep track of time. Gradually the timekeeping functions became more important and the astronomical ones diminished.

Summary
The clock evolved from more complex to more simple. The earliest clocks were the most complicated, because they were used mainly for predicting astronomical phenomena. As timekeeping functions became more important, and astronomical functions less important, clocks became more simple.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
The level of clock complexity required for astronomical predictions is higher than that required for keeping time.

A
Present-day clocks are of no use in the prediction of astronomical phenomena.
Unsupported, because these clocks might have some use for astronomical predictions. We know that their primary purpose isn’t astronomical, but they might still be usable for some astronomical purposes.
B
The mechanisms used to predict astronomical phenomena in at least some clocks were more complicated than most more recent mechanisms used for this function.
Unsupported. We don’t know about mechanisms for predicting astronomical stuff outside of clocks. Non-clock mechanisms might be far more complicated than the mechanisms in clocks.
C
Clocks used only for keeping time do not differ appreciably in their mechanical complexity.
Unsupported, because there can still be differences in complexity among time-keeping clocks. On average, this category of clocks isn’t as complex as the clocks used to predict astronomical phenomena, but that doesn’t mean they all have the same complexity.
D
The mechanisms that the earliest clocks used to predict astronomical phenomena were more complicated than the mechanisms used for timekeeping functions in some more recent clocks.
Strongly supported, because we know that the earliest clocks were the most complex, because they were primarily used for astronomical predictions. More recent clocks are mainly used for time-keeping, which allows for less complex mechanisms.
E
Interest in predicting astronomical phenomena has declined steadily since the invention of the first mechanical clocks.
Unsupported, because people may simply be using other devices to satisfy their interest in astronomical predictions. Clocks are being used less for this purpose, but that doesn’t imply that overall interest in astronomical predictions is lower.

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