LSAT 126 – Section 3 – Question 13

LSAT 126 - Section 3 - Question 13

October 2008

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT126 S3 Q13
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
A
0%
157
B
4%
156
C
0%
148
D
86%
163
E
10%
157
129
141
152
 +Easier 144.364 +SubsectionEasier

Botanist: It has long been believed that people with children or pets should keep poinsettia plants out of their homes. Although this belief has been encouraged by child-rearing books, which commonly list poinsettias as poisonous and therefore dangerous, it is mistaken. Our research has shown, conclusively, that poinsettias pose no risk to children or pets.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The botanist refutes a belief with research: The belief that people with children or pets should not have poinsettia plants in their homes is mistaken. The botanist’s research shows, definitively, that the plants are not dangerous for those groups.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the botanists refutation of the belief that poinsettia plants are dangerous: “it is mistaken.”

A
Child-rearing books should encourage people with children to put poinsettias in their homes.
This answer choice goes too far. The author says that the belief that the plants are dangerous is mistaken. She does not say that child-rearing books “should” do anything.
B
Poinsettias are not dangerously poisonous.
This answer choice is not contained in the stimulus. The botanist’s research shows that there is no risk to children or pets, but she is not making a claim about how poisonous the plants are. Perhaps they are dangerously poisonous to groups that are not children/pets.
C
According to many child-rearing books, poinsettias are dangerous.
This is part of the context that sets up the botanist’s argument.
D
The belief that households with children or pets should not have poinsettias is mistaken.
This accurately paraphrases the conclusion. “It” - the belief that poinsettias should not be in homes with pets or children, is mistaken.
E
Poinsettias pose no risk to children or pets.
This is the result of the research that the botanist uses in the premise. It supports her conclusion that the belief about poinsettias is mistaken.

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