LSAT 135 – Section 1 – Question 22

LSAT 135 - Section 1 - Question 22

December 2011

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT135 S1 Q22
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
11%
158
B
1%
153
C
9%
162
D
1%
151
E
78%
166
137
149
161
 +Medium 146.098 +SubsectionMedium

Does the position of a car driver’s seat have a significant impact on driving safety? It probably does. Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly. A driver who is uncomfortable eventually becomes fatigued, which makes it difficult to concentrate on the road. Likewise, the better the visibility from the driver’s seat, the more aware the driver can be of road conditions and other vehicles.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that the position of the driver’s seat has an effect on driving safety. Driving position affects comfort, which can affect concentration, and visibility, which affects how the driver scans the road for hazards.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text refers to a premise of the argument. It’s used to show that the position of the driver’s seat indeed has an effect of driving safety.

A
It is the conclusion drawn in the argument.
The referenced text supports the conclusion that driver’s seat position affects driving safety. How does seat position affect safety? By affecting comfort and visibility, which the author goes on to show can have an impact on safety.
B
It is a claim that the argument shows to be inconsistent with available evidence.
The argument would agree that driver’s seat position can affect comfort and visibility. She certainly isn’t trying to dispute the claim.
C
It is used to provide a causal explanation for an observed phenomenon.
The referenced text is support. There’s no observed phenomenon in this argument, but rather a number of general claims about how driver’s seat position affects driving safety.
D
It describes evidence that the argument ultimately refutes.
The argument doesn’t refute this claim. It uses the claim to support the conclusion—driver’s seat position probably has an affect on driving safety.
E
It is a premise offered in support of the conclusion drawn in the argument.
This answer choice simply says the referenced text is support, which it is. Why does driver’s seat position probably have a significant affect on driving safety? Because it affects comfort and visibility.

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