LSAT 138 – Section 4 – Question 04

LSAT 138 - Section 4 - Question 04

December 2012

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT138 S4 Q04
+LR
+Exp
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Sampling +Smpl
A
1%
155
B
1%
147
C
0%
147
D
96%
164
E
2%
152
129
136
144
 +Easier 146.393 +SubsectionMedium

Ecologist: Landfills are generally designed to hold ten years’ worth of waste. Some people maintain that as the number of active landfills consequently dwindles over the coming decade, there will inevitably be a crisis in landfill availability. However, their prediction obviously relies on the unlikely assumption that no new landfills will open as currently active ones close and is therefore unsound.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Other people think that as active landfills are closed over the next ten years, there will be a serious shortage of usable landfills. The author concludes that this belief is unsound. The author supports this conclusion by asserting that the belief is based on the assumption that no new landfills will open over the next ten years, and by asserting that this assumption is unlikely to be true.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is other people’s position. They think that there will be a shortage of landfills because many active landfills will be closed over the next ten years.

A
It follows from the claim stated in the argument’s first sentence.
The referenced text does not follow from the first sentence. It doesn’t follow from any claim in the stimulus. Some people think it follows from the claim that landfills will close over the next decade, but the author’s point is that it does not follow from that claim.
B
It is the main conclusion of the argument.
The author’s conclusion criticizes the referenced text.
C
It establishes the truth of the argument’s conclusion.
The referenced text does not support the author’s conclusion. It’s criticized by the author’s conclusion.
D
It is a claim on which the argument as a whole is designed to cast doubt.
This accurately describes the role of the referenced text. The author’s argument criticizes the view that there will be an inevitable crisis of landfill availability.
E
It is an intermediate conclusion of the argument.
The referenced text is not a premise or a conclusion of the author’s argument. It’s criticized by the author’s argument.

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