LSAT 135 – Section 4 – Question 08

LSAT 135 - Section 4 - Question 08

December 2011

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Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT135 S4 Q08
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Net Effect +NetEff
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
151
B
0%
153
C
89%
165
D
2%
158
E
7%
162
120
131
148
 +Easiest 147.853 +SubsectionMedium

Union member: Some members of our labor union are calling for an immediate strike. But a strike would cut into our strike fund and would in addition lead to a steep fine, causing us to suffer a major financial loss. Therefore, we must not strike now.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that we shouldn’t strike now. This is based on the fact that a strike would cause the union to suffer a major financial loss.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The author overlooks the possibility that the benefits of striking would outweigh the impact of the major financial loss.

A
fails to consider that a strike might cause the union to suffer a financial loss even if no fine were imposed
The premise establishes that there would be a major financial loss because of a fine. Whether there would be a financial loss for another reason if the fine were not imposed doesn’t change the fact that there would still be financial loss.
B
fails to define adequately what constitutes a major financial loss
The argument doesn’t need to define what constitutes a major financial loss. The premise establishes there will be a major financial loss; exactly how much money is lost doesn’t affect the reasoning.
C
fails to consider that the benefits to be gained from a strike might outweigh the costs
The author overlooks the possibility that the benefits of striking might outweigh the negative impact of a major financial loss. So striking might be worth doing now, despite that loss.
D
takes for granted that the most important factor in the labor union’s bargaining position is the union’s financial strength
The author doesn’t assume that financial strength is the most important factor in the union’s bargaining position. Although the author does assume that a major financial loss is negative, we don’t know whether it has anything to do with bargaining position.
E
fails to establish that there will be a better opportunity to strike at a later time
The author doesn’t assume that there will be a better opportunity to strike later. The author might believe that the union shouldn’t strike later, too.

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