LSAT 143 – Section 4 – Question 22

LSAT 143 - Section 4 - Question 22

June 2015

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT143 S4 Q22
+LR
+Exp
Argument part +AP
Net Effect +NetEff
A
3%
156
B
7%
158
C
85%
165
D
3%
152
E
2%
156
140
148
157
 +Medium 146.108 +SubsectionMedium

Librarian: Some argue that the preservation grant we received should be used to restore our original copy of our town’s charter, since if the charter is not restored, it will soon deteriorate beyond repair. But this document, although sentimentally important, has no scholarly value. Copies are readily available. Since we are a research library and not a museum, the money would be better spent preserving documents that have significant scholarly value.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Other people think that a preservation grant should be used to restore the original copy of our town’s charter. The author concludes that the money should instead be spent preserving other documents. This is because the town charter has no scholarly value, and we are a research library, which implies that we should care more about documents that have scholarly value.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is the reason that other people believe we should use the grant to restore the original copy of our town’s charter.

A
It is a claim that the librarian’s argument attempts to show to be false.
The author doesn’t disagree that the charter will deteriorate beyond repair if not restored. The author disagrees with the recommendation that we should restore the original version of this charter.
B
It is the conclusion of the argument that the librarian’s argument rejects.
The referenced text is not the conclusion that the author rejects. It’s the premise that other people use to support the conclusion that the author rejects.
C
It is a premise in an argument whose conclusion is rejected by the librarian’s argument.
This accurately describes the role. Other people use the fact the charter will soon deteriorate to support a recommendation that we should restore the charter. The author rejects this argument.
D
It is a premise used to support the librarian’s main conclusion.
The referenced text does not support the author’s conclusion. It supports other people’s conclusion, which the author rejects.
E
It is a claim whose truth is required by the librarian’s argument.
The referenced text is not required for the author’s conclusion. Even if the town charter wouldn’t deteriorate, it can still be true that the preservation grant would be better spent preserving other documents.

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