LSAT 117 – Section 2 – Question 14

LSAT 117 - Section 2 - Question 14

October 2004

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT117 S2 Q14
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
1%
154
B
3%
156
C
18%
161
D
69%
162
E
10%
158
120
144
168
 +Medium 146.765 +SubsectionMedium

The economy is doing badly. First, the real estate slump has been with us for some time. Second, car sales are at their lowest in years. Of course, had either one or the other phenomenon failed to occur, this would be consistent with the economy as a whole being healthy. But, their occurrence together makes it quite probable that my conclusion is correct.

Summary
The argument concludes that the economy is doing badly for two reasons: the first because the real estate market is in a slump and the second because car sales are low. If the economy were healthy, at least one of these two phenomena would not occur.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
If the economy were healthy then either car sales are not low, the real estate market is not in a slump, or both.

A
If car sales are at their lowest in years, then it is likely that the economy is doing badly.
We don’t know if low car sales alone is sufficient for a bad economy. Rather, the argument suggests that low car sales combined with a real estate slump lead to a bad economy.
B
If the economy is doing badly, then either the real estate market or the car sales market is not healthy.
We know that low car sales combined with a real estate slump are sufficient for a bad economy, but we do not know if these are the only two factors sufficient for a bad economy. A necessary condition’s occurrence does not imply the sufficient condition’s occurrence.
C
If the real estate market is healthy, then it is likely that the economy as a whole is healthy.
We don’t know what conditions are sufficient for a healthy economy. There could be other factors outside of the real estate market and car sales that lead to a bad economy.
D
If the economy is in a healthy state, then it is unlikely that the real estate and car sales markets are both in a slump.
The argument states that if car sales are not low or the real estate market is not in a slump, the economy is likely to be healthy. Therefore, if the economy were healthy it is likely that at least one of these phenomena occurred.
E
The bad condition of the economy implies that both the real estate and the car sales markets are doing badly.
We know that low car sales combined with a real estate slump are sufficient for a bad economy, but we do not know if these are the only two factors sufficient for a bad economy. A necessary condition’s occurrence does not imply the sufficient condition’s occurrence.

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