LSAT 133 – Section 2 – Question 11

LSAT 133 - Section 2 - Question 11

June 2011

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT133 S2 Q11
+LR
+Exp
Argument part +AP
Net Effect +NetEff
A
1%
154
B
3%
157
C
2%
156
D
1%
153
E
93%
165
133
141
150
 +Easier 147.633 +SubsectionMedium

When a major record label signs a contract with a band, the label assumes considerable financial risk. It pays for videos, album art, management, and promotions. Hence, the band does not need to assume nearly as much risk as it would if it produced its own records independently. For this reason, it is only fair for a major label to take a large portion of the profits from the record sales of any band signed with it.

Summarize Argument
It is fair for record labels to take a large portion of the profits from bands that signed with them because the band does not assume nearly as much risk as the label. When a label signs a band, they pay for a variety of highly expensive things and take on a high financial risk.

Identify Argument Part
This is an intermediate conclusion supported by the first sentence, which then supports the main conclusion that it is fair for labels to take large portions of the profits from bands they have signed.

A
It is the only conclusion that the argument attempts to establish.
This is not the only conclusion of the argument. It is an intermediate conclusion that supports the main conclusion that it is fair for labels to take a large cut of the profits from signed bands.
B
It is one of two unrelated conclusions, each of which the same premises are used to support.
The two conclusions are related and are supported differently. This conclusion is supported by the first sentence. The main conclusion is then supported by this sub-conclusion.
C
It is a general principle from which the argument’s conclusion follows as a specific instance.
This is not a general principle. It is a sub-conclusion that is supported by the fact that labels take on a considerable amount of risk when signing a band.
D
It describes a phenomenon for which the rest of the argument offers an explanation.
This is not a phenomenon that the rest of the argument seeks to explain. It is part of the reasoning that leads to author uses to justify their conclusion.
E
Premises are used to support it, and it is used to support the main conclusion.
The author supports the idea that a band signed with a major label does not need to assume as much risk. This sub-conclusion is then used to support the main conclusion that it is fair for the label to take a large portion of the profits.

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