LSAT 106 – Section 1 – Question 15

LSAT 106 - Section 1 - Question 15

June 1999

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PT106 S1 Q15
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
A
4%
159
B
3%
164
C
89%
168
D
1%
159
E
3%
159
140
149
157
 +Medium 152.148 +SubsectionHarder

The town of Springhill frequently must declare a water emergency, making it temporarily unlawful to use water for such nonessential purposes as car washing. These emergencies could be avoided if Springhill would introduce permanent economic incentives for water conservation. Actually, Springhill discourages conservation because each household pays a modest monthly flat fee for any amount of water below a certain usage threshold, and a substantial per-liter rate only after the threshold is reached.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that Springhill discourages water conservation. This is because households in Springhill pay a low monthly flat rate for their water.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the threshold is high enough that most households don’t end up paying the substantial per-liter rate once the threshold is exceeded.

A
The Springhill authorities do a poor job of enforcing its water emergency laws and many people break the laws without incurring a penalty.
We’re looking to strengthen the premise about the water usage threshold. We don’t care about enforcing water emergency laws.
B
The town council of Springhill recently refused to raise the threshold.
We have no idea how high the threshold was to begin with. Refusing to raise the threshold in fact suggests that the town council is concerned with conserving water.
C
The threshold is kept at a high enough level to exceed the water requirements of most households in Springhill.
Most households never hit the threshold, which means they never pay the per-liter fee. Thus, Springhill isn’t encouraging people to cut back on their water usage.
D
The threshold is not as high in Springhill as it is in neighboring towns.
This doesn’t give us enough information. The threshold may still be high enough that most people never pay the per-liter fee.
E
The threshold remains at the predetermined level specified by law until a change is approved by the Springhill town council.
This simply tells us how the threshold is set. We need to know if it’s set high enough that most households never pay the per-liter rate.

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