LSAT 138 – Section 4 – Question 13

LSAT 138 - Section 4 - Question 13

December 2012

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PT138 S4 Q13
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Weaken +Weak
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
1%
157
B
55%
161
C
42%
166
D
1%
157
E
0%
154
155
168
180
 +Hardest 146.393 +SubsectionMedium

Many economists claim that financial rewards provide the strongest incentive for people to choose one job over another. But in many surveys, most people do not name high salary as the most desirable feature of a job. This shows that these economists overestimate the degree to which people are motivated by money in their job choices.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that financial rewards don’t provide the strongest incentive when people are choosing one job over another. This is based on surveys showing that most people don’t name high salary as the most desirable feature of a job.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the reason most people don’t name high salary as the most desirable feature of a job is because financial rewards aren’t the strongest incentive for them. But this overlooks the possibility that a high salary is just one component of “financial rewards.” Other financial rewards could provide the strongest incentive when choosing a job, even if salary doesn’t provide the strongest incentive.

A
Even high wages do not enable people to obtain all the goods they desire.
The author never assumed that high wages allow people to obtain every good they want. Even if they don’t, the survey results can still indicate that financial rewards aren’t the strongest incentive when choosing jobs.
B
In many surveys, people say that they would prefer a high-wage job to an otherwise identical job with lower wages.
This establishes that for the exact same job, people prefer higher wages. But the author never assumed people don’t care about money at all. The author’s position is that money isn’t the strongest incentive. But it can still be an incentive.
C
Jobs that pay the same salary often vary considerably in their other financial benefits.
This points out that “financial rewards” can include other aspects besides a high salary. For example, stock options or bonuses. This shows why the survey results, concerning only salary, don’t show that financial rewards are not the strongest incentive for people choosing jobs.
D
Many people enjoy the challenge of a difficult job, as long as they feel that their efforts are appreciated.
This points to something else people value about a job. If it does anything, it goes in the direction of supporting the author’s position that there are other parts of a job that could be a stronger incentive for choosing one job over another.
E
Some people are not aware that jobs with high salaries typically leave very little time for recreation.
This suggests that for some people, they don’t know ahead of time the downsides of jobs with high salaries. This doesn’t point out why the survey results don’t support the author’s conclusion.

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