LSAT 114 – Section 1 – Question 18

LSAT 114 - Section 1 - Question 18

October 2002

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT114 S1 Q18
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Math +Math
A
10%
155
B
87%
163
C
2%
151
D
1%
153
E
0%
148
133
142
152
 +Medium 144.005 +SubsectionEasier

In order to determine automobile insurance premiums for a driver, insurance companies calculate various risk factors; as the risk factors increase, so does the premium. Certain factors, such as the driver’s age and past accident history, play an important role in these calculations. Yet these premiums should also increase with the frequency with which a person drives. After all, a person’s chance of being involved in a mishap increases in proportion to the number of times that person drives.

Summarize Argument: Causal Explanation
The author concludes that a person’s insurance premiums should increase as they drive more frequently. As support for this conclusion, the author cites the positive correlation between time spent driving and chance of being involved in an accident.

Identify Argument Part
The claim in the question stem is the conclusion of the argument: that insurance premiums should increase as driving frequency increases.

A
a premise of the argument
The claim in the question stem does not provide support for any other part of the argument, so it is not a premise.
B
the conclusion of the argument
The claim in the question stem is the conclusion. It gets support from the final sentence in the stimulus, which is the premise; the two sentences that come before the claim in the question stem provide context.
C
evidence offered in support of one of the premises
The claim in the question stem is the conclusion; it is not offered in support of any other part of the argument.
D
an assertion phrased to preclude an anticipated objection
The claim in the question stem does not anticipate a potential objection.
E
a clarification of a key term in the argument
The claim in the question stem is a conclusion, not a clarification that supports another part of the argument.

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