LSAT 113 – Section 3 – Question 04
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PT113 S3 Q04 |
+LR
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| Main conclusion or main point +MC Net Effect +NetEff | A
1%
154
B
0%
155
C
3%
154
D
7%
159
E
89%
166
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131 142 153 |
+Medium | 146.265 +SubsectionMedium |
Summarize Argument
The doctor thinks that the mere claim that some treatment is better than no treatment is not enough of a reason to support using a certain therapy to treat an illness. To support this, the doctor tells us that the therapy is expensive and complicated. This introduces additional factors that might make the therapy not worth it, even if the alternative is no treatment at all.
Identify Conclusion
The doctor’s conclusion is that using the therapy “cannot be adequately supported” just because it represents some treatment rather than no treatment at all.
A
The therapy is more effective than no treatment at all for the illness.
This is not stated in the argument. The doctor never actually mentions whether the therapy is effective or not, and nothing in the argument would support an inference that it’s effective.
B
The therapy is more effective than other forms of treatment for the illness.
This is not stated in the argument. Like (C), the doctor does not discuss any other possible treatments, so cannot compare them to the therapy that is discussed.
C
The therapy is more expensive and complicated than other forms of treatment for the illness.
This is not stated in the argument. Like (B), the doctor does not discuss any other possible treatments, so cannot compare them to the therapy that is discussed.
D
The therapy should not be used to treat the illness unless it is either effective or inexpensive.
This is not stated in the argument. The doctor doesn’t make any recommendations about when the therapy “should” or “should not” be used, just says that a certain claim isn’t sufficient to justify its use.
E
The therapy’s possible effectiveness in treating the illness is not sufficient justification for using it.
This is a good paraphrase of the conclusion. The doctor’s entire goal is to support this claim, that just because the therapy is some treatment rather than no treatment, that isn’t enough to justify its use.
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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 2 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
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- Question 03
- Question 04
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Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
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