LSAT 124 – Section 3 – Question 16

LSAT 124 - Section 3 - Question 16

December 2007

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Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT124 S3 Q16
+LR
Weaken +Weak
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
3%
157
B
93%
164
C
2%
156
D
1%
156
E
0%
156
125
136
146
 +Easier 145.896 +SubsectionMedium

Editorial: Contrary to popular belief, teaching preschoolers is not especially difficult, for they develop strict systems (e.g., for sorting toys by shape), which help them to learn, and they are always intensely curious about something new in their world.

Summarize Argument
The editorialist concludes that teacher preschoolers isn’t especially difficult. This is because preschoolers develop strict learning systems and are very curious about new things.

Notable Assumptions
The editorialist assumes that preschoolers aren’t difficult to teach so long as they’re curious and have strict learning systems. This means the editorialist thinks that these two things are sufficient for children to be “not especially difficult to teach,” rather than simply necessary factors. Thus, the editorialist believes there’s no outside factor that can make preschoolers difficult to teach.

A
Preschoolers have a tendency to imitate adults, and most adults follow strict routines.
We don’t care why preschoolers follow strict routines. We care about whether or not they’re especially difficult to teach.
B
Children intensely curious about new things have very short attention spans.
Even though preschoolers’ curiosity might be helpful on one hand, those same preschoolers also have terrible attention spans. Thus, they may well be “especially difficult” to teach.
C
Some older children also develop strict systems that help them learn.
The editorialist isn’t arguing about older children. We only care about preschoolers.
D
Preschoolers ask as many creative questions as do older children.
Like (C), we’re not interested in comparing preschoolers with older children. We need to weaken the idea that preschoolers aren’t difficult to change due to their curiosity and strict systems.
E
Preschool teachers generally report lower levels of stress than do other teachers.
This doesn’t tell us that preschoolers themselves aren’t difficult to teach. Maybe preschool teachers generally manage their stress better than other teachers.

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