LSAT 105 – Section 1 – Question 15

LSAT 105 - Section 1 - Question 15

February 1999

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT105 S1 Q15
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
9%
159
B
1%
153
C
15%
164
D
1%
155
E
75%
167
135
150
164
 +Medium 147.243 +SubsectionMedium

Jessica: The budget surplus should be used only to increase government payments to those who are unemployed.

Marcie: A better use of the money would be for a public works project that would create jobs.

Speaker 1 Summary
Jessica believes that the budget surplus should be used only to increase government payments to unemployed people.

Speaker 2 Summary
Marcie argues that a better use of the surplus would be for a public works project that would create jobs

Objective
Disagreement: Jessica and Marcie disagree about how the surplus can be best spent

A
Using the budget surplus to increase government payments to those who are unemployed is putting the money to good use.
Jessica certainly agrees with this statement, but Marcie does not provide any opinion. While Marcie believes the money could be better spent, that does not mean she dislikes increasing government payments to unemployed people.
B
The public deserves to have jobs created when there are many people who are unemployed.
Jessica does not give an opinion on this. It is unclear whether Marcia would agree with this because there is no indication that “many people” are currently unemployed.
C
When there is a choice between increasing payments to the unemployed and funding a public works project, the latter should usually be chosen.
Both speakers do not give an opinion on this. The stimulus is purely related to how a budget surplus should be spent; this answer choice is far too broad for the speakers to give an opinion.
D
Creating jobs through a public works project will ultimately benefit the public.
Marcie certainly agrees with this, but Jessica does not mention any positive/negative sentiments about a public works project.
E
There is a better way to use the budget surplus than increasing government payments to those who are unemployed.
Jessica disagrees with this statement because she believes increasing government payments is best. Marcie agrees with this statement because she wants to fund a public works project with the surplus.

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