LSAT 135 – Section 1 – Question 23

LSAT 135 - Section 1 - Question 23

December 2011

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT135 S1 Q23
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Math +Math
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
10%
162
B
2%
157
C
3%
157
D
15%
159
E
70%
166
146
156
166
 +Harder 146.098 +SubsectionMedium

Physician: There were approximately 83,400 trampoline-related injuries last year. This suggests that trampolines are quite dangerous and should therefore be used only under professional supervision.

Trampoline enthusiast: I disagree. In the past ten years sales of home trampolines have increased much more than trampoline-related injuries have: 260 percent in sales compared with 154 percent in injuries. Every exercise activity carries risks, even when carried out under professional supervision.

Speaker 1 Summary
The physician concludes that trampolines should be used only under professional supervision. This is because there were many trampoline-related injuries last year, which indicates that trampolines are dangerous.

Speaker 2 Summary
The trampoline enthusiast concludes that professional supervision should not be required for trampoline use. This is because sales of home trampolines have increased a much faster pace than trampoline injuries have increased, and because trampolines would still pose a risk, even if used under professional supervision.

Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether trampoline use should require professional supervision. The physician thinks it should. The enthusiast thinks it shouldn’t. (That’s what the enthusiast means by “I disagree.”)

A
trampolines cause injuries to a significant number of people using them
Not a point of disagreement. The enthusiast could agree that trampolines cause injuries to a lot of people. But the enthusiasts’ point is that professional supervision still should be required despite the existence of trampoline injuries.
B
home trampolines are the main source of trampoline-related injuries
Neither expresses an opinion. The physician doesn’t distinguish between home trampolines and non-home trampolines. The enthusiast doesn’t compare home trampolines to non-home trampolines.
C
the rate of trampoline-related injuries, in terms of the number of injuries per trampoline user, is declining
The physician doesn’t express an opinion. The physician doesn’t comment on trampoline injuries per user or whether that number has changed.
D
professional supervision of trampoline use tends to reduce the number of trampoline-related injuries
Not a point of disagreement. The enthusiast doesn’t suggest that professional supervision wouldn’t reduce the number of trampoline injuries. He just believes that we shouldn’t require professional supervision, because there will always be risk from trampolines.
E
trampoline use is an activity that warrants mandatory professional supervision
The speakers disagree. The physician thinks supervision should be required. The enthusiast doesn’t think so. We know this since the enthusiast suggests that trampolines are not as dangerous as the physician thinks, and points out that there will always be risk from trampolines.

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