LSAT 120 – Section 4 – Question 13

LSAT 120 - Section 4 - Question 13

October 2005

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PT120 S4 Q13
+LR
+Exp
Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method
A
5%
155
B
1%
152
C
0%
146
D
2%
156
E
91%
162
127
138
148
 +Easier 146.628 +SubsectionMedium

Britain is now rabies free. Nevertheless, Britain’s strict quarantine of imported domesticated animals, designed to prevent widespread outbreaks of rabies there, cannot succeed indefinitely in preventing such outbreaks. Bats, which are very susceptible to rabies, fly into Britain from continental Europe. Since wild bats cannot be quarantined, this policy cannot control rabies spread by wild bats.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that a British policy to quarantine imported domesticated animals cannot successfully prevent rabies outbreaks. This is supported by the claim that wild bats are susceptible to rabies and can fly into Britain; furthermore, they can’t be quarantined. This leads to the sub-conclusion that rabies spread by wild bats cannot be controlled by the policy.

Describe Method of Reasoning
The author introduces evidence about bats to show that the scope of the policy fails to address one important cause of rabies, the phenomenon it seeks to prevent. This is used to demonstrate that the policy cannot be effective in its aim of preventing rabies.

A
trying to undermine support for a certain policy by pointing out that factors other than the policy itself could account for the results attributed to that policy
The author does not raise any possible alternative causes for the policy’s results, only concluding that the policy may not be successful in having its intended effect.
B
raising a possible objection to a certain policy in order to show that the objection is in fact irrelevant to the particular situation the policy was designed to address
The author does not contradict an objection to a policy, but instead raises an objection to show that the policy cannot achieve its goal.
C
providing evidence that because the officials charged with enforcing a certain policy often fail to perform their duty that policy is sure to have little effect
The author doesn’t bring up any problems with the policy’s implementation, including whether or not officials properly perform their duties.
D
showing that because a certain policy is not universally adopted that policy cannot accomplish what it was designed to do
The author never claims that the policy isn’t universally adopted. The issue is just that the policy’s scope is too narrow to meet its goals.
E
arguing that a certain policy is bound to fail because an event that is likely to defeat the aim of the policy falls outside the policy’s influence
The author argues that the event of wild bats spreading rabies is likely to defeat the policy’s aim of preventing rabies. Quarantining imported domestic animals doesn’t affect wild bat activity, so this event falls outside the policy’s influence.

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