LSAT 128 – Section 2 – Question 06

LSAT 128 - Section 2 - Question 06

December 2008

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PT128 S2 Q06
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Principle +Princ
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
4%
157
B
95%
167
C
0%
156
D
1%
158
E
1%
153
133
141
149
 +Easier 146.836 +SubsectionMedium

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The effects of technology on language and the effects of language on culture as a whole are profound and complex. The telegraph, the telephone, and the television have all changed the way people speak to one another. The best current example of such a change is the advent of electronic mail, which has effected a widespread loosening of language usage rules. This loosening has, in turn, made relationships between people more casual than ever before.

Summary
The effects of technology on language and the effects of language on culture are complex. For example, the telegraph, telephone, and television have changed how people speak to each other. Currently, electronic mail has caused a widespread loosening of language usage rules. This loosening has caused relationships between people to be more causal than ever before.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Changes in the way people communicate with each other can cause the relationships between people to change.

A
Technology can adversely affect the nature of relationships between people.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether technology has any adverse effects. We cannot assume that a change in language use or relationships between people is adverse.
B
Changes in communication media can cause interpersonal relationships to change.
This answer is strongly supported. Electronic mail, through the loosening of language rules, caused interpersonal relationships to change.
C
A decrease in linguistic sophistication can lead to an increase in technological sophistication.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether the loosening of language rules is a direct cause of technological advancement. In fact, this relationship seems opposite from how it’s presented in the stimulus.
D
A widespread loosening of overly rigid language-usage rules can improve communication.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether communication has improved or not. We only know that communication has changed generally.
E
Changes in interpersonal relationships can cause changes in the way people speak to one another.
This answer is unsupported. If anything, the opposite relationship is presented in the stimulus: the way people speak to one another can cause changes in interpersonal relationships.

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