LSAT 106 – Section 3 – Question 10

LSAT 106 - Section 3 - Question 10

June 1999

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT106 S3 Q10
+LR
Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
96%
167
B
1%
161
C
1%
159
D
2%
160
E
0%
161
126
136
146
 +Easier 148.198 +SubsectionMedium

J.Y.’s explanation

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Laura: Harold is obviously lonely. He should sell his cabin in the woods and move into town. In town he will be near other people all the time, so he will not be lonely any more.

Ralph: Many very lonely people live in towns. What is needed to avoid loneliness is not only the proximity of other people but also genuine interaction with them.

Summarize Argument
In response to Laura’s claim that Harold should move into town, Ralph concludes that avoiding loneliness requires proximity to other people and genuine interaction with them. As evidence, he states that there are many very lonely people who live in towns.

Describe Method of Reasoning
Ralph qualifies the position held by Laura. He does this by suggesting that proximity to other people is not alone sufficient to avoid loneliness. In addition to proximity, it is necessary for a person to have genuine interaction with others in order to avoid loneliness.

A
something needed for a certain result does not necessarily guarantee that result
The something needed is proximity to other people, and the certain result is the avoidance of loneliness. Ralph thinks that proximity alone does not guarantee avoiding loneliness because a person also needs genuine interaction.
B
what is appropriate in one case is not necessarily appropriate in all cases
Ralph’s claims are made generally as applied to all cases.
C
what is logically certain is not always intuitively obvious
Ralph does not address what is or is not intuitively obvious.
D
various alternative solutions are possible for a single problem
Ralph does not propose any alternative solutions. Instead, Ralph qualifies the solution Laura proposes.
E
a proposed solution for a problem could actually worsen that problem
Ralph does not suggest that the problem of loneliness would worsen. Rather, he claims that proximity alone is insufficient.

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