LSAT 126 – Section 4 – Question 03
LSAT 126 - Section 4 - Question 03
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Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
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PT126 S4 Q03 |
+LR
+Exp
| Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Causal Reasoning +CausR | A
1%
157
B
0%
150
C
1%
154
D
98%
163
E
1%
151
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120 127 137 |
+Easiest | 147.084 +SubsectionMedium |
A
fails to define the term “hypertensive personality”
The author does define the term — it’s the combination of nervousness and anxiety. In any case, failure to define a term is not a flaw.
B
presupposes that people have permanent personality traits
The author does not assume that people have permanent personality traits. If some personality traits are temporary, that wouldn’t undermine the author’s reasoning. Hypertensive personality can be temporary, but still have effects on high blood pressure.
C
simply restates the claim that there is a “hypertensive personality” without providing evidence to support that claim
We know there’s a correlation involving people who are more nervous/anxious. People who are more nervous/anxious have the “hypertensive personality.” The author doesn’t need to provide evidence that these traits exist.
D
takes a correlation between personality traits and high blood pressure as proof that the traits cause high blood pressure
The author assumes the correlation between the hypertensive personality traits and high blood pressure implies that those traits cause high blood pressure. This overlooks alternate explanations for the correlation.
E
focuses on nervousness and anxiety only, ignoring other personality traits that people with high blood pressure might have
There’s no reason the author needed to bring up other traits. The evidence concerns certain specific traits, and the conclusion concerns those same traits. There’s nothing wrong with leaving out discussion of other traits.
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LSAT PrepTest 126 Explanations
Section 1 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 2 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 4 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
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