LSAT 133 – Section 3 – Question 07

LSAT 133 - Section 3 - Question 07

June 2011

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT133 S3 Q07
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
2%
155
B
91%
164
C
1%
155
D
2%
156
E
4%
157
129
139
149
 +Easier 147.69 +SubsectionMedium

Economic growth accelerates business demand for the development of new technologies. Businesses supplying these new technologies are relatively few, while those wishing to buy them are many. Yet an acceleration of technological change can cause suppliers as well as buyers of new technologies to fail.

Summary
Economic growth causes demand for the development of new technology. Businesses that produce new technology are few, while businesses wishing to buy new technology are many. However, an acceleration of changes within technology can cause the producers and buyers of new technology to fail.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Businesses that produce new technology can sometimes fail during periods of economic growth.

A
Businesses supplying new technologies are more likely to prosper in times of accelerated technological change than other businesses.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know what “other businesses” are being referred to here in this answer. There could be a type of business that benefits from these economic conditions more so than producers of new technology.
B
Businesses that supply new technologies may not always benefit from economic growth.
This answer is strongly supported. Since we know that economic growth causes increased demand for new technology, and rapidly developing new technology can cause buyers and producers to fail, these businesses may not benefit from economic growth.
C
The development of new technologies may accelerate economic growth in general.
This answer is unsupported. We know from the stimulus that economic growth can cause demand for developing new technologies, but we don’t know if the reverse of this relationship is also true.
D
Businesses that adopt new technologies are most likely to prosper in a period of general economic growth.
This answer is unsupported. Saying that these businesses are “most likely” to proper is too strong. We don’t know which businesses are being compared in this answer.
E
Economic growth increases business failures.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether it’s a fact that economic growth will cause businesses to fail. We only know that economic growth can increase the risk of some businesses to fail.

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