LSAT 13 – Section 2 – Question 21
LSAT 13 - Section 2 - Question 21
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| Question QuickView |
Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT13 S2 Q21 |
+LR
| Weaken +Weak | A
4%
166
B
2%
160
C
87%
169
D
4%
160
E
3%
160
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140 149 159 |
+Medium | 148.524 +SubsectionMedium |
Here we have a weakening question, as we are introducing a premise which weakens an argument: Which one of the following, if true, could Mark cite to counter evidence offered by Tina?
Our stimulus takes the form of a debate between Mark and Tina about whether paper or plastic-foam cups are more environmentally friendly. Mark begins by telling us that p-f cups contain chlorofluorocarbons, which are bad for the environment, and gives us his conclusion; paper cups are the better option. The LSAT sure loves these tongue-twister chemical compounds! But that’s not all Mark has for us, he further informs us that the production of p-f cups also produces the carcinogen styrene, and the cups never biodegrade. They definitely don’t sound like a great option so far. Let’s see what Tina has to say!
Tina begins by claiming that Mark isn’t properly considering the downsides of paper cups. To be fair to Tina, Mark didn’t really give us an argument about why paper cups are good, he just brought up a bunch of downsides of p-f cups. Tina cites a study from 5 years earlier which concluded that paper cups required much more resources to produce than p-f cups. Even worse, paper cups take more energy to transport. And if that wasn’t enough, the paper mills produce pollution and the cups themselves produce even more when they decay. Wow, this seems like a lose-lose situation! Maybe we should all just switch to glasses? But our job is to weaken Tina’s argument; we want some evidence that will make paper cups look better than p-f cups. Let’s see what the answer choices give us:
Answer Choice (A) This just gives another downside for paper cups!
Answer Choice (B) Our argument is about the actual environmental downsides of the two cup types, and regardless this just supports Tina’s foam cups.
Correct Answer Choice (C) This is the only answer that weakens Tina’s support. If the paper mills use waste wood instead of petroleum, then Tina’s points about the relative resource consumption and mill pollution are less of an issue for Mark.
Answer Choice (D) This weakens Mark’s argument!
Answer Choice (E) Same as A!
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LSAT PrepTest 13 Explanations
Section 1 - Logic Games
Section 2 - 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
Section 3 - 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
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