LSAT 128 – Section 2 – Question 08

LSAT 128 - Section 2 - Question 08

December 2008

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT128 S2 Q08
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Net Effect +NetEff
A
3%
157
B
0%
146
C
4%
159
D
2%
156
E
92%
167
137
145
153
 +Medium 146.836 +SubsectionMedium

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Candidate: The children in our nation need a better education. My opponent maintains that our outdated school system is the major impediment to achieving this goal. In fact our school system does need reform. Nonetheless, my opponent’s position places far too much blame on our schools, for it seems to equate education with schooling, yet other parts of society are at least as responsible for educating our youth as our schools are.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
While the nation's children do need a better education, the problem isn’t just the schools' fault. Both candidates agree that the school system needs some changes, but the speaker thinks her opponent is placing too much blame on the schools alone. The speaker argues that education isn’t just the responsibility of schools; other parts of society are equally responsible for educating children.

Identify Argument Part
The stimulus text is a limited concession the candidate makes to her opponent while challenging his position. The candidate agrees that the school system needs some changes, but she disagrees with her opponent because she thinks he’s putting too much blame on the schools for the poor state of education. The stimulus text shows that the candidate agrees with her opponent to some extent, but not entirely.

A
It is the main conclusion that the argument is attempting to establish about the position of the candidate’s opponent.
The stimulus text limits the candidate’s main conclusion that her opponent’s position is incorrect. It acknowledges that her opponent’s position is somewhat correct, which undermines the main conclusion rather than supporting it.
B
It is offered as an example of one of the social problems for which the argument proposes a solution.
This incorrectly labels the stimulus text as context. The stimulus text is a concession the candidate makes to her opponent, acknowledging that her opponent’s position is somewhat correct. The stimulus text does not illustrate a problem that needs correcting.
C
It is cited as establishing the candidate’s contention that far too much is being blamed on schools.
The stimulus text does not support this contention. Instead, it limits the candidate’s contention that too much blame is being placed on schools; it does not support it. The final sentence is the premise that supports the conclusion that too much blame is being placed on schools.
D
It is used to indicate how the failings of the school system are partially responsible for society’s problems.
The stimulus text expresses the candidate’s belief that schools need reform, but it does not go so far as to discuss how the failings of the school system are partially responsible for society’s problems.
E
It is a limited concession made to the candidate’s opponent in the context of a broader challenge to the opponent’s position.
In the stimulus text, the candidate concedes that her opponent is partially correct: the schools need reform. Thus, the text is a limited concession the candidate makes “in the context of” disagreeing with her opponent’s position.

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