LSAT 135 – Section 1 – Question 04

LSAT 135 - Section 1 - Question 04

December 2011

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PT135 S1 Q04
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Fill in the blank +Fill
Rule-Application +RuleApp
Analogy +An
A
1%
158
B
2%
160
C
95%
164
D
1%
153
E
0%
156
120
128
140
 +Easiest 146.098 +SubsectionMedium

Swimming pools should be fenced to protect children from drowning, but teaching children to swim is even more important. And there is a principle involved here that applies to childrearing generally. Thus, while we should restrict children’s access to the soft drinks and candies advertised on television shows directed towards children, it is even more important to teach them _______.

Summary
The author draws an analogy between swimming pools and unhealthy food. Although we should fence pools to protect children, it’s more important to teach children to swim. Similarly, although we should restrict children’s access to certain unhealthy foods, it’s more important to teach children how to choose a healthy diet.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
It’s more important to teach children how to choose a healthy diet (just as it’s more important to teach children how to swim).

A
that television can be a good source of accurate information about many things
Unsupported. The source of learning material isn’t part of the pool analogy. So, a claim about what is a good source of information doesn’t fit in the blank.
B
that television advertisements are deceptive and misleading
Unsupported. The pool analogy didn’t involve any deceptive or misleading claims. So, a claim about advertisements being deceptive or misleading doesn’t fit in the blank.
C
how to make nutritional choices that are conducive to their well-being
Strongly supported. Just as it’s more important to teach children how to swim than to fence off swimming pools, it’s more important to teach children how to choose a healthy diet than to restrict them from bad foods.
D
the importance of physical activity to health and well-being
Unsupported. The pool analogy concerns teaching children skills to manage a risky situation (a pool). So, the argument should finish with something concerning teaching children how to manage choices of foods. The importance of exercise doesn’t relate to choices of foods.
E
how to creatively entertain themselves without watching television
Unsupported. The pool analogy didn’t involve having children forgo reading or learning about pools. So, a statement concerning having children forgo watching television doesn’t fit in the blank.

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