LSAT 126 – Section 4 – Question 10

LSAT 126 - Section 4 - Question 10

October 2008

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Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT126 S4 Q10
+LR
+Exp
Strengthen +Streng
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
7%
159
B
2%
159
C
65%
164
D
24%
160
E
2%
155
141
155
168
 +Harder 147.084 +SubsectionMedium

In some countries, national planners have attempted to address the problems resulting from increasing urbanization by reducing migration from rural areas. But some economists have suggested an alternative approach. These economists assert that planners could solve these problems effectively by trading goods or services produced by a predominantly urban population in order to obtain the agricultural products that were previously produced domestically.

Summarize Argument
The problems caused by urbanization could be solved by trading urban-produced goods for agricultural products.

Notable Assumptions
The right answer choice will offer evidence to believe that the issues resulting from urbanization could be solved by trading urban-produced goods/services for agricultural products. As of right now, we have no reason to believe that urban-produced and agricultural goods have anything to do with the issues resulting from urbanization—the correct answer choice will offer information that makes the relationship clearer.

A
Government subsidies to urban manufacturers can ease the problems caused by the migration of people from rural to urban areas.
This does not affect the argument. It provides another way to solve the problems caused by urbanization but doesn’t tell us about how good the economists’ solution is.
B
All problems that have economic causes must have economic solutions.
This does not affect the argument. We don’t know if urbanization has economic causes—maybe people leave rural areas because they just want to experience life in the city.
C
A scarcity of agricultural products is a central element of many problems created by urbanization.
This strengthens the argument by giving us reason to believe that obtaining agricultural products would improve the issues caused by urbanization—a lack of these products is a central part of the problem, so increasing access to them through trade would help improve the issues.
D
Problems associated with migration to cities from rural areas are primarily due to trade imbalances between countries.
This does not affect the argument. We don’t know if the proposed solution would have any impact on existing trade deficits—this answer choice would require us to make several assumptions to have any impact.
E
Free trade policies can exacerbate the problems caused by increasing urbanization.
This weakens the argument by suggesting that the economists’ solution would actually make the problems they’re trying to solve worse.

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