LSAT 135 – Section 1 – Question 10

LSAT 135 - Section 1 - Question 10

December 2011

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PT135 S1 Q10
+LR
Argument part +AP
A
1%
152
B
93%
165
C
0%
147
D
5%
158
E
1%
155
124
135
146
 +Easier 146.098 +SubsectionMedium

A new process enables ordinary table salt to be fortified with iron. This advance could help reduce the high incidence of anemia in the world’s population due to a deficiency of iron in the diet. Salt is used as a preservative for food and a flavor enhancer all over the globe, and people consume salt in quantities that would provide iron in significant amounts.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that fortifying salt with iron could help reduce the general incidence of anemia. People around the world consume enough salt that this advance would significantly increase their iron intake, thus remedying the iron deficiency that causes anemia.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text supports the argument’s conclusion. Since people around the world eat enough salt for iron-fortified salt to make a health difference, iron-fortified salt could decrease the incidence of anemia brought on by iron deficiency.

A
It is the conclusion of the argument.
The author concludes that iron-fortified salt could help reduce the general instance of anemia. The reference text supports this conclusion.
B
It provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
The referenced text is a premise. It supports the conclusion by showing how salt is broadly-used and would therefore make a global difference.
C
It is a claim that the argument is directed against.
The referenced text supports the argument. Why would iron-fortified salt reduce anemia in the world’s population? Because people around the world use enough salt that the iron fortification would have an effect.
D
It qualifies the conclusion of the argument.
The conclusion is that iron-fortified salt would reduce the general incidence of anemia. The referenced text supports that claim rather than qualifying its scope.
E
It illustrates a principle that underlies the argument.
The referenced text isn’t a principle. It’s a fact used to support the conclusion about iron-fortified salt reducing anemia.

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