LSAT 130 – Section 4 – Question 12

LSAT 130 - Section 4 - Question 12

September 2009

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Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT130 S4 Q12
+LR
Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
88%
165
B
0%
154
C
2%
156
D
8%
155
E
2%
158
135
144
153
 +Medium 146.168 +SubsectionMedium

Sahira: To make a living from their art, artists of great potential would have to produce work that would gain widespread popular acclaim, instead of their best work. That is why governments are justified in subsidizing artists.

Rahima: Your argument for subsidizing art depends on claiming that to gain widespread popular acclaim, artists must produce something other than their best work; but this need not be true.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Rahima counters Sahira’s argument by saying that Sahira's conclusion, that governments should subsidize artists, relies on the assumption that artists must produce lesser work to gain popularity. Rahima argues that this assumption isn't necessarily true.

Describe Method of Reasoning
Rahima argues that Sahira’s argument assumes that an artist’s best work can’t gain widespread popular acclaim. By pointing out this assumption and claiming that it isn’t necessarily true, Rahima undermines Sahira’s argument.

A
disputes an implicit assumption of Sahira’s
Rahima argues that Sahira assumes something that might not be true: that artists need to produce work that's not their best to gain popular acclaim. Rahima questions why an artist's best work can't also be popular. By disputing this assumption, she weakens Sahira's argument.
B
presents independent support for Sahira’s argument
Rahima doesn’t present any support for Sahira’s argument. Instead, she argues against Sahira’s assumptions.
C
accepts Sahira’s conclusion, but for reasons different from those given by Sahira
Rahima doesn’t state whether or not she agrees with Sahira’s conclusion that governments are justified in subsidizing artists. She also doesn’t provide any alternative reasons to support this conclusion.
D
uses Sahira’s premises to reach a conclusion different from that reached by Sahira
Rahima doesn’t use Sahira’s premises to reach a different conclusion. Instead, she questions a key assumption on which Sahira’s premises depend.
E
argues that a standard that she claims Sahira uses is self-contradictory
Rahima simply doesn't make this claim, nor does Sahira claim to adhere to any particular standard in the first place.

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