LSAT 146 – Section 1 – Question 06

LSAT 146 - Section 1 - Question 06

June 2016

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT146 S1 Q06
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
0%
146
B
90%
165
C
4%
158
D
0%
145
E
5%
157
132
141
151
 +Easier 149.45 +SubsectionMedium

Mario: I see that the only rug store in Glendale has gone out of business. Evidently there’s little demand for rugs in Glendale. So if you’re planning to open a new business there, rugs would be one product to avoid.

Renate: It’s true that the store is gone, but its closing had little to do with the product it sold. All this means is that the market for rugs in Glendale is now wide open.

Speaker 1 Summary
Mario concludes that we should avoid starting a new rug business in Glendale. This is because the only rug store in Glendale has gone out of business, which suggests there’s little demand for rugs there.

Speaker 2 Summary
Renate’s implicit conclusion is that if we’re interest in opening a new business in Glendale, we don’t need to avoid rugs. This is because the closing of the previous rug store didn’t have to do with demand, which indicates that the market for rugs in Glendale is now completely open.

Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether rugs are a product to avoid when starting a new business in Glendale.

A
the rug store in Glendale sold rugs of inferior quality
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. Nobody discusses the quality of rugs sold by the previous store or whether the store’s closing suggests anything about the quality of rugs.
B
it is a good idea to open a rug store in Glendale
This is a point of disagreement. Mario thinks it’s not a good idea. Renate thinks it can be.
C
it is possible to determine the market for rugs in Glendale
If “market for rugs” means anything beyond the general size of the market, then the speakers don’t have an opinion. If it means only the general market size, then both think we can determine it. Mario thinks the market is small. Renate thinks the market is wide open.
D
any other stores have gone out of business in Glendale
Neither expresses an opinion. Nobody discusses other stores in Glendale or whether they have gone out of business.
E
rug stores can close because of insufficient demand for rugs
Renate doesn’t express an opinion. She acknowledges that the prior rug store closed, but says it wasn’t because of lack of demand. She doesn’t say anything suggesting lack of demand for rugs can or cannot lead to closing of a rug store.

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