LSAT 120 – Section 3 – Question 05

LSAT 120 - Section 3 - Question 05

October 2005

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PT120 S3 Q05
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
0%
148
B
0%
148
C
1%
151
D
99%
163
E
0%
152
120
128
135
 +Easiest 146.629 +SubsectionMedium

Azadeh: The recent increase in the amount of organically produced food indicates that consumers are taking a greater interest in the environment. Thus, there is new hope for a healthier planet.

Ben: No, Azadeh, if you interviewed people who buy organic produce, you’d see that they’re actually as selfish as everyone else, since they’re motivated only by worries about their own health.

Speaker 1 Summary
Azadeh claims that the recent increase in organically produced food indicates that consumers are becoming more interested in the environment, leading to new hope for a healthier planet.

Speaker 2 Summary
Ben disagrees, stating that people who buy organic produce are motivated by selfish concerns for their health rather than environmental concerns.

Objective
Disagree: Aazadeh and Ben disagree over whether the increase in organically produced foods is an indicator that consumers are more interested in the environment.

A
it is likely that a healthy planet can be maintained if most people continue in their present eating habits
Neither speaker gives the conditions for how a healthy planet can be maintained. This is far too broad for any speaker to have an opinion on.
B
people can become healthier by increasing their consumption of organic foods
Azadeh does not have any position on this, and neither does Ben. Ben only talks about people who *believe* that it makes them healthier.
C
people ought to be more concerned about the environment than they currently are
Perhaps Azadeh supports this, but Ben does not give any position on how many people should be concerned about the environment.
D
the rise in organic food production shows people to have a greater concern for the environment than they had before
Azadeh directly supports this in his argument and Ben directly counters it but suggesting that people are more concerned with their own health
E
people can be persuaded to have a greater concern for the environment than they now have
Azadeh probably supports this, but Ben does not discuss whether people *can* be persuaded. He only mentions that the rise in organic food sales does not indicate that people are more concerned about the environment.

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