LSAT 132 – Section 2 – Question 10

LSAT 132 - Section 2 - Question 10

December 2010

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT132 S2 Q10
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Eliminating Options +ElimOpt
A
1%
152
B
87%
164
C
1%
149
D
7%
155
E
4%
155
134
143
153
 +Medium 148.345 +SubsectionMedium

Gigantic passenger planes currently being developed will have enough space to hold shops and lounges in addition to passenger seating. However, the additional space will more likely be used for more passenger seating. The number of passengers flying the air-traffic system is expected to triple within 20 years, and it will be impossible for airports to accommodate enough normal-sized jet planes to carry that many passengers.

Summarize Argument
It is more likely that the extra space on gigantic planes will be used for more passenger seating than shops and lounges. This is because the number of passengers flying is expected to dramatically increase, and normal-sized planes alone would not be able to accommodate all those passengers. Therefore, the extra space on gigantic planes must be utilized to carry passengers.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s hypothesis about what the extra space will be used for: “the additional space will more likely be used for more passenger seating.”

A
Gigantic planes currently being developed will have enough space in them to hold shops and lounges as well as passenger seating.
This is context that sets up the argument about what that extra space will actually be used for.
B
The additional space in the gigantic planes currently being developed is more likely to be filled with passenger seating than with shops and lounges.
This accurately rephrases the conclusion. The conclusion is that it is more likely that the additional space on gigantic planes will be used for passenger seating. More likely than what? The shops and lounges mentioned in the context.
C
The number of passengers flying the air-traffic system is expected to triple within 20 years.
This is support for why the extra space on gigantic planes will likely be used for passenger seating. There will be lots more passengers that need seats.
D
In 20 years, it will be impossible for airports to accommodate enough normal-sized planes to carry the number of passengers that are expected to be flying then.
This is support for why gigantic planes will likely use the extra space for seating. Regular planes alone can’t carry the passenger load because there isn’t enough space for all the planes that would be needed. Therefore, gigantic planes need to carry the extra passengers.
E
In 20 years, most airline passengers will be flying in gigantic passenger planes.
This is not contained in the stimulus. The argument is about what the space on gigantic planes will be used for, not where most passengers will be flying. We have no idea what the proportions will be.

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