LSAT 111 – Section 3 – Question 21

LSAT 111 - Section 3 - Question 21

October 2001

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PT111 S3 Q21
+LR
+Exp
Strengthen +Streng
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
61%
168
B
6%
161
C
6%
159
D
1%
157
E
26%
165
144
160
176
 +Hardest 147.206 +SubsectionMedium

The new agriculture bill will almost surely fail to pass. The leaders of all major parties have stated that they oppose it.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that the new agriculture bill will probably not pass. This is because the leaders of all major parties have said that they oppose it.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that if a bill is not supported by the leaders of all major parties, it is unlikely to pass.

A
Most bills that have not been supported by even one leader of a major party have not been passed into law.
The strengthens the link between the premise and the conclusion. If most bills that haven’t been supported by any leaders of a major party haven’t been passed, that suggests the new agriculture bill, which also isn’t supported by leaders of major parties, will also fail to pass.
B
Most bills that have not been passed into law were not supported by even one member of a major party.
We want to know that most bills that haven’t been supported by a major leader haven’t passed. But learning that most bills that haven’t passed haven’t been supported doesn’t help get from the premise to the conclusion. This is close to a reverse of the relationship we want.
C
If the leaders of all major parties endorse the new agriculture bill, it will pass into law.
We want to know what happens when none of the leaders of major parties support the bill. Learning what happens when all of them do support the bill doesn’t help get from the premise to the conclusion.
D
Most bills that have been passed into law were not unanimously supported by the leaders of all major parties.
We want to know that most bills that haven’t been supported by a major leader haven’t passed. But learning about most bills that have been passed doesn’t help connect the premise to the conclusion.
E
Most bills that have been passed into law were supported by at least one leader of a major party.
We want to know that most bills that haven’t been supported by a major leader haven’t passed. Learning about most bills that have been passed does not connect the premise to the conclusion. There’s no contrapositive of a “most” statement.

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