LSAT 136 – Section 4 – Question 23

LSAT 136 - Section 4 - Question 23

June 2012

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT136 S4 Q23
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Quantifier +Quant
Net Effect +NetEff
A
27%
162
B
54%
166
C
10%
163
D
5%
157
E
4%
158
148
162
175
 +Hardest 146.121 +SubsectionMedium

Alex: Shrimp farming results in damage to the environment, because investors make quick profits from such farming and then abandon the farms.

Jolene: I disagree. Although some shrimp farms have proved unsustainable and have been quickly abandoned, properly built shrimp farms take a long time to construct and are costly to operate. Most owners try to make sure that their farms are productive for many years.

Speaker 1 Summary
Alex claims that shrimp farming results in environmental damage because investors make quick profits and then abandon the farms.

Speaker 2 Summary
Jolene disagrees with Alex's reasoning, arguing that although some farms have been unsustainable and abandoned, properly built shrimp farms are expensive, take a long time to construct, and are intended to be productive for many years.

Objective
Disagree: Alex and Jolene disagree over whether Shrimp farming often results in quick profits and quickly abandoning the farms.

A
most owners of shrimp farms eventually abandon their farms
Alex would likely agree. He believes investors make quick profits and leave. Jolene does not have an opinion on this. Although she says most owners “try to make sure” their farms are productive for many years, there is not enough information to know her opinion of this statement.
B
shrimp farming often yields a quick, easy profit
Alex agrees with this when he argues that investors make quick profits before abandoning the farms. Jolene disagrees when she acknowledges that properly built shrimp farms are costly and take a long time to operate. She specifies that “most owners” try to be productive.
C
shrimp farming hardly ever damages the environment
Alex clearly disagrees with this, and it is too strong for Jolene to have an opinion on. Jolene never specifies whether she thinks shrimp farming “hardly” damages the environment.
D
abandonment of a shrimp farm results in damage to the environment
Alex likely agrees with this statement. However, Jolene does not mention the negative impact of abandoning shrimp farms. If anything, she may agree (but that would not make this answer right)
E
some shrimp farmers are environmentally irresponsible
Alex would likely agree with this. Jolene does not mention anything about the environment and whether shrimp farmers are irresponsible.

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