I'm moving back to London this summer. Taking the LSAT in a week, but I kinda like this test (in a weird, slightly masochistic way) so even if I get my goal score I doubt that'll be the end of the LSAT for me. Shoot me an invite on the study buddy p…
E is wrong because of the word 'circumstances'. As I understand it, 'circumstances' refers to the facts of the situation: that there is no test to distinguish between the two diseases, that there is no treatment for disease X but there is one for di…
In a way, yes. The author is concluding that inhalers are the cause of the deaths, and B eliminates an alternate explanation: that the increased death rate is simply a result of statistical inaccuracy.
It's definitely a gap that the LSAT expects you to notice, and assuming otherwise is falling for the trap they've laid for you.
You can also look at this conditionally. You're assuming 'aware of threat threat' --> 'concern'. I've given you two r…
Correct, both are needed for the conclusion to be supported, but the premises do not support each other. The first sentence is something I'd define as a principle, or if that is too strong, a statement the author holds to be true.
Not necessarily. …
I think you're conflating the concepts of awareness and concern in this stimulus. The second sentence only mentions that the public is more aware of the severity of the threat of water contamination when compared to the threat of Ozone air pollution…
You're right, by itself it doesn't support the conclusion. However, that doesn't mean it's can't be a premise that supports the conclusion.
Example was probably the wrong word for me to use. It's the situation at hand.
It just sounds nice as a …
Hi Ashley,
C uses some sleight of hand wording to make itself seem attractive. The first sentence is a principle which the author uses to make his conclusion given the example (people being presumably more aware of water pollution when compared to …