LSAT 126 – Section 1 – Question 08

LSAT 126 - Section 1 - Question 08

October 2008

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT126 S1 Q08
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
4%
156
B
11%
159
C
1%
158
D
80%
163
E
5%
157
128
143
157
 +Medium 146.126 +SubsectionMedium

Economist: Historically, sunflower seed was one of the largest production crops in Kalotopia, and it continues to be a major source of income for several countries. The renewed growing of sunflowers would provide relief to Kalotopia’s farming industry, which is quite unstable. Further, sunflower oil can provide a variety of products, both industrial and consumer, at little cost to Kalotopia’s already fragile environment.

Summary

Sunflower seed was one of the largest production crops in Kalotopia. Sunflower seed is a major source of income for many countries. Renewing the growth of sunflower seeds in Kalotopia would help its unstable farming industry. Sunflower oil can provide a variety of industrial and consumer products at little cost to the environment. Kalotopia has a fragile environment.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

A former production crop in Kalotopia could help the farming industry if it were grown again.

A
Kalotopia’s farming industry will deteriorate if sunflowers are not grown there.

This is unsupported because we don’t know that the industry will get worse without the sunflowers. We only know that it is currently unstable.

B
Stabilizing Kalotopia’s farming industry would improve the economy without damaging the environment.

This is unsupported because while we know that the cost to the environment would be little, but not necessarily zero.

C
Kalotopia’s farming industry would be better off now if it had never ceased to grow any of the crops that historically were large production crops.

This is unsupported because we don’t know whether Kalotopia had important reasons for ceasing sunflower production in the past that made the country better off than if it had continued sunflower production.

D
A crop that was once a large production crop in Kalotopia would, if it were grown there again, benefit that country’s farmers and general economy.

This is strongly supported because the author states that growing sunflower seed, which used to be a large production crop, would benefit farmers and create new products.

E
Sunflower seed is a better crop for Kalotopia from both the environmental and the economic viewpoints than are most crops that could be grown there.

This is unsupported because the author never compares sunflower seed to other possible crops that may be able to solve the instability just as well.

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