LSAT 158 – Section 4 – Question 19

LSAT 158 - Section 4 - Question 19

May 2020

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT158 S4 Q19
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
1%
148
B
8%
155
C
10%
153
D
4%
152
E
76%
163
141
150
158
 +Medium 148.293 +SubsectionMedium

It is widely known that the rescue squads serving high mountain areas with treacherous weather save the lives of many mountain climbers every year. However, many experienced climbers believe that the rising annual toll of deaths and injuries among climbers in these regions can be significantly reduced only by completely abolishing the rescue squads.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why would a decrease in the number of deaths and injuries among climbers in high mountain areas with treacherous weather require abolishing rescue squads, even though rescue squads save many climbers’ lives each year?

Objective
The correct answer should suggest something about the presence of rescue squads that might lead to an overall net increase in climber deaths, despite the fact such squads do save many lives.

A
It is difficult to recruit and train members for the rescue squads.
This doesn’t suggest anything about the effect of rescue squads. Despite the difficulty of recruitment and training, we still know rescue squads save many climber deaths. So why would removing the squads reduce deaths?
B
The recording of deaths and injuries tends to be more accurate in mountain regions served by rescue squads.
This suggests that removing rescue squads would lead to less accurate recordings of death and injury counts. That doesn’t explain why there would be an actual decrease in the number of deaths and injuries of climbers.
C
People who commonly take risks with their lives and health do not expect other people to take those risks to rescue them.
This suggests climbers might not expect rescue squads to save them. But if rescue squads do save lives, why would their absence reduce the number of deaths and injuries? We still don’t know.
D
Most of the people injured or killed while mountain climbing were not adequately prepared for the dangers they would face.
If there are so many unprepared people, rescue squad would seem to be very helpful. This doesn’t explain why removing rescue squads would lead to fewer deaths and injuries.
E
The lower the risk of climbing a particular mountain is perceived to be, the greater the number of less competent climbers who attempt to climb it.
This suggests that having rescue squads could attract a higher number of less competent climbers, because the presence of the squads makes climbing seem less risky. Removing squads could make climbing seem more risky, leading to fewer less competent climbers and fewer deaths.

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