LSAT 158 – Section 3 – Question 03

LSAT 158 - Section 3 - Question 03

May 2020

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT158 S3 Q03
+LR
+Exp
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Analogy +An
A
2%
149
B
19%
156
C
1%
146
D
78%
162
E
1%
140
128
142
156
 +Medium 145.724 +SubsectionMedium

Newspaper columnist: What caused the current recession is a hotly debated question. It is a mistake, however, to assume that answering this question is essential to improving the economy. Corrective lenses, after all, were an effective treatment for myopia long before the cause was known to be genetic.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that we do not need to figure out the cause of the current recession in order to improve the economy. This is supported by an analogy to corrective lenses. The author points out that corrective lenses were a solution for myopia even before we figured out the cause of myopia.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s assessment that identifying the cause of the current recession is not necessary to improve the economy: “It is a mistake, however, to assume that answering this question is essential to improving the economy.”

A
Solving a problem never requires finding the root cause of the problem.
This is too extreme. The author’s conclusion is not about problems generally. It’s about what’s necessary to improve the economy.
B
Knowing the cause of the current recession would not necessarily enable people to find a solution to it.
This twists the conclusion. The author believes knowing the cause is not essential for improving the economy. But that doesn’t mean the author believes it wouldn’t be sufficient for identifying a solution.
C
The question of what caused the current recession is subject to considerable debate.
This is context. The author’s conclusion concerns whether answering this question is essential to improving the economy.
D
One need not ascertain the cause of the current recession in order to improve the economy.
This is a paraphrase of the conclusion.
E
Long before the cause of myopia was known to be genetic, corrective lenses were being used as an effective treatment for the disease.
This is the analogy used as support for the conclusion.

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