LSAT 120 – Section 4 – Question 26

LSAT 120 - Section 4 - Question 26

October 2005

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PT120 S4 Q26
+LR
+Exp
Except +Exc
Weaken +Weak
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
4%
157
B
55%
163
C
6%
157
D
13%
159
E
21%
161
145
160
176
 +Hardest 146.628 +SubsectionMedium

J.Y.’s explanation

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The number of applications for admission reported by North American Ph.D. programs in art history has declined in each of the last four years. We can conclude from this that interest among recent North American college and university graduates in choosing art history as a career has declined in the last four years.

Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
The author hypothesizes that interest among recent North American college/university graduates in choosing art history as a career has declined over the last four years. This is based on the fact that the reported number of applications to North American Ph.D. programs in art history has gone down in each of the last four years.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that there’s no other explanation for the decline in reported applications for admission than a decline in North American college/university graduates’ interest in a career in art history.

A
The number of North American Ph.D. programs in art history that opted to report data about applications for admission has declined in each of the last four years.
This provides a potential alternate explanation for the decline in reported applications. Fewer Ph.D. programs reporting data would naturally lead to a lower number of applications reported.
B
The average age of applicants for admission to North American Ph.D. programs in art history has increased in each of the last four years.
The potential impact of an increase in average age of applicants is unclear. If anything, this might suggest fewer “recent” (and therefore, on average younger) graduates are applying, which is consistent with the author’s reasoning.
C
The number of errors in data about applications for admission to North American Ph.D. programs in art history has increased substantially during the last four years.
This raises the possibility that the data the author relies on has become less reliable. The decline in reported applications may not reflect an actual decline in applications.
D
The number of North American employers willing to hire individuals without a Ph.D. for jobs in art history has increased in each of the last four years.
This raises a potential alternate explanation for the decline in reported applications. Maybe interest in pursuing art history as a career is just as high, but more graduates are being hired directly by employers in the industry rather than pursuing a Ph.D.
E
The percentage of applications for admission received from outside North America by North American Ph.D. programs in art history has declined substantially in the last four years.
This raises a potential alternate explanation for the decline in reported applications. The decline might not be coming from North American graduates, but from people outside North America. Thus, it doesn’t necessarily reflect decline in the interest of North American graduates.

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