LSAT 120 – Section 1 – Question 10

LSAT 120 - Section 1 - Question 10

October 2005

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PT120 S1 Q10
+LR
Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
6%
158
B
6%
157
C
1%
154
D
86%
164
E
1%
154
129
141
153
 +Easier 145.819 +SubsectionMedium

Editorial: Many observers note with dismay the decline in the number of nongovernmental, voluntary community organizations. They argue that this decline is caused by the corresponding growth of government services once provided by these voluntary community groups. But this may not be true. The increase in government services may coincide with a decrease in volunteerism, but the former does not necessarily cause the latter; the latter may indeed cause the former.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The editorial concludes that it may not be true that increased government services have caused a decrease in volunteer organizations. This is supported by the proposal that declining volunteerism may instead have caused the increase in government services.

Describe Method of Reasoning
The editorial points out that a correlation between two events could potentially be explained with an opposite causal relationship than the one put forward by others. By introducing an alternative explanation, the editorial casts doubt on others’ explanation of the correlation.

A
showing that there is no causality involved
The editorial does not claim that there is no causality involved, just that the particular causal relationship proposed by others is not necessarily true.
B
offering a counterexample to the alleged correlation
The editorial does not deny or attempt to counter the correlation between increasing government services and decreasing volunteerism.
C
proving that no generalization can properly be drawn about people’s motives for volunteering
The editorial doesn’t make any claims regarding drawing a generalization about people’s motivation for volunteering.
D
offering an alternate explanation of the correlation cited
The editorial offers an alternate explanation of the correlation between increased government services and decreased volunteering: that the latter phenomenon could cause the former, instead of the other way around.
E
proving that governments must do what community organizations fail to do
The editorial doesn’t make any judgments about what governments must or must not be responsible for.

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