LSAT 131 – Section 3 – Question 11

LSAT 131 - Section 3 - Question 11

December 2009

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PT131 S3 Q11
+LR
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A
1%
158
B
86%
165
C
10%
161
D
2%
158
E
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153
120
134
151
 +Easiest 146.026 +SubsectionMedium

Predictions that printed books will soon be replaced by books in electronic formats such as CD-ROM are exaggerated. While research libraries may find an electronic format more convenient for scholars and scientists, bookstores and public libraries will stock books in the format desired by the general public, which will be something other than an electronic format.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that printed books likely will not be soon replaced by books in electronic formats. This is because bookstores and libraries will offer books in the format the general public wants, and that won’t be an electronic format.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that publishers will publish books in the format bookstores and libraries stock.

A
Scholars and scientists find an electronic format for books the most convenient one for quick searching and cross-referencing.
The author concedes scholars and scientists may end up using electronic formats. We don’t care why that is.
B
Publishers will continue to print books in the format stocked by bookstores and public libraries.
In order for bookstores and libraries to continue offering books in the general public’s preferred non-electronic format, books must still be printed in that format. This tells us they will be printed in that format.
C
Scholars and scientists do not usually conduct their research in public libraries.
We know that scholars and scientists might use electronic formats. We also know libraries won’t cater to them since they’re not the general public. This adds nothing.
D
At some bookstores and libraries, the popularity of books on tape and of videos is beginning to rival that of printed books.
This weakens the author’s argument. The general public is increasingly interested in other formats.
E
Some members of the general public prefer to purchase books in an electronic format rather than borrow them from the library.
This is irrelevant. We care about the general public as a whole, and the author claims they prefer non-electronic formats.

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