LSAT 158 – Section 4 – Question 03

LSAT 158 - Section 4 - Question 03

May 2020

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PT158 S4 Q03
+LR
Argument part +AP
Analogy +An
A
5%
154
B
1%
144
C
84%
161
D
2%
152
E
8%
156
123
137
151
 +Easier 148.293 +SubsectionMedium

Physician: We are constantly bombarded by warnings, based on initial studies’ tentative conclusions, about this or that food having adverse health effects. If the medical establishment wants people to pay attention to health warnings, it should announce only conclusive results, the kind that can come only from definitive studies. After all, people who are constantly subjected to fire drills eventually come to ignore the fire alarm.

Summarize Argument
The medical establishment should only announce health warnings that come from conclusive studies. Why? Because people constantly subjected to fire drills eventually ignore fire alarms.

Identify Argument Part
The statement is an analogy the Physician uses to support her main conclusion.

A
It is presented as an example of the sort of warning referred to in the argument’s overall conclusion.
The statement is not an example of a warning endorsed in the Physician’s main conclusion. Rather, the statement is an example of a warning the Physician is advocating to avoid.
B
It is a statement that plays no logical role in the argument but that instead serves to impugn the motives of the medical establishment.
The statement does play a logical role in the Physician’s argument.
C
It is an analogy offered in support of the argument’s overall conclusion.
The statement is an analogy and directly supports the Physician’s main conclusion.
D
It is an analogy that forms part of a specific objection to the argument’s overall conclusion.
The statement does not provide an objection to the Physician’s main conclusion. Rather, the statement is an example of a warning the Physician is advocating to avoid.
E
It is an analogy offered to clarify the distinction the physician makes between an initial study and a definitive study.
The statement does not distinguish between an initial study and a definitive study.

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