LSAT 141 – Section 2 – Question 24

LSAT 141 - Section 2 - Question 24

September 2014

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PT141 S2 Q24
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Sampling +Smpl
A
12%
160
B
22%
160
C
4%
156
D
59%
165
E
2%
158
149
159
170
 +Harder 146.882 +SubsectionMedium

A survey of a city’s concertgoers found that almost all of them were dissatisfied with the local concert hall. A large majority of them expressed a strong preference for wider seats and better acoustics. And, even though the survey respondents were told that the existing concert hall cannot feasibly be modified to provide these features, most of them opposed the idea of tearing down the existing structure and replacing it with a concert hall with wider seats and better acoustics.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why do most concertgoers oppose the idea of tearing down the existing concert hall and replacing it with a new concert hall, even though almost all concertgoers aren’t satisfied with the existing concert hall?

Objective
The correct answer should help explain why the concertgoers wouldn’t want to tear down the existing concert hall despite their dissatisfaction with it.

A
Before any of the survey questions were asked, the respondents were informed that the survey was sponsored by a group that advocates replacing the existing concert hall.
The identity of the group that conducted the survey has no clear impact. Would learning the identify influence the concertgoers’ statements? We have no reason to think so.
B
Most of the people who live in the vicinity of the existing concert hall do not want it to be torn down.
The discrepancy involves a survey of the “city’s concertgoers.” The opinion of people who live near the existing concert hall doesn’t matter, because we have no reason to think the “city’s concertgoers” are among those who live near the hall.
C
The city’s construction industry will receive more economic benefit from the construction of a new concert hall than from renovations to the existing concert hall.
How the construction industry will benefit has no clear impact. We’re concerned about the opinions of the city’s concertgoers, not of the construction industry.
D
A well-publicized plan is being considered by the city government that would convert the existing concert hall into a public auditorium and build a new concert hall nearby.
Citizens might be aware of this well-publicized plan, which could explain why they don’t want to tear down the existing hall. They might prefer the conversion of the existing hall and the construction of a new building for a new concert hall.
E
Many popular singers and musicians who currently do not hold concerts in the city would begin to hold concerts there if a new concert hall were built.
If this does anything, it only deepens the discrepancy. Why wouldn’t people want to replace the existing hall with a new one if it would get many popular musicians to perform there?

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