LSAT 104 – Section 1 – Question 07

LSAT 104 - Section 1 - Question 07

December 1998

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PT104 S1 Q07
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
10%
165
B
0%
140
C
82%
169
D
5%
164
E
3%
166
124
142
160
 +Medium 149.106 +SubsectionMedium

Because of the recent recession in Country A, most magazines published there have experienced decreases in advertising revenue, so much so that the survival of the most widely read magazines is in grave doubt. At the same time, however, more people in Country A are reading more magazines than ever before, and the number of financially successful magazines in Country A is greater than ever.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
How is the survival of Country A’s most widely read magazines in doubt when readership numbers and the number of financially successful magazines are greater than ever?

Objective
The right answer will be a hypothesis that explains a key difference between the struggling, widely read magazines and the financially successful ones. This difference will explain how it is possible for some magazines to financially struggle while others succeed in the same economic environment.

A
Most magazines reduce the amount they charge for advertisements during a recession.
(A) provides support for the fact that most magazines have experienced decreases in advertising revenue, but it does not offer insight into how, despite this, the number of financially successful magazines is higher than ever.
B
The audience for a successful television show far exceeds the readership of even the most widely read magazine.
The stimulus is solely focused on magazines. The audience size of a successful television show is not relevant to the stimulus.
C
Advertising is the main source of revenue only for the most widely read magazines; other magazines rely on circulation for their revenue.
The difference in the magazines’ revenue models explains the discrepancy. While the most widely read magazines depend on advertising revenue (which has dried up due to the recession), other magazines are able to profit from the country’s unprecedentedly high readership numbers.
D
Because of the recession, people in Country A have cut back on magazine subscriptions and are reading borrowed magazines.
People cutting back on magazine subscriptions would likely affect all magazines the same. (D) does not explain why some magazines are succeeding while others are failing.
E
More of the new general interest magazines that were launched this year in Country A have survived than survived in previous years.
(E) deepens the discrepancy; it does not help to resolve it. It highlights how one type of magazine is successful while failing to offer insight into why some magazines are succeeding as the most widely read ones fail.

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