LSAT 147 – Section 4 – Question 20

LSAT 147 - Section 4 - Question 20

September 2016

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT147 S4 Q20
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
2%
156
B
76%
164
C
22%
160
D
0%
148
E
0%
149
132
147
162
 +Medium 146.282 +SubsectionMedium

Edgar: Some of the pumps supplying water to our region have been ordered shut down in order to protect a species of small fish. But it is absurd to inconvenience thousands of people for the sake of something so inconsequential.

Rafaela: You’re missing the point. The threat to that fish species is a sign of a very serious threat to our water supply.

Speaker 1 Summary

Edgar asserts that we shouldn’t shut down pumps supplying water to our region simply because those pumps threaten a small species of fish. The shut down would cause too much inconvenience for so little benefit.

Speaker 2 Summary

Rafaela’s implicit conclusion is that the decision to shut down the water pumps is a good idea. This is because the threat to the fish species is a sign of a threat to the water supply.

Objective

We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree over whether shutting down the pumps is a good idea and about whether the decision to shut down the pumps is designed only to protect the fish species. Edgar thinks the decision is just about the fish. Rafaela thinks it’s also about the water supply.

A
shutting down the pumps will actually inconvenience a large number of people

Rafaela doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t comment on inconvenience or say anything suggesting an opinion about it.

B
the survival of the fish species is the only reason for shutting down the pumps

This is a point of disagreement. Edgar thinks the shutdown is only related to protecting the fish. Rafaela thinks it’s about protecting the water supply.

C
species of small fish are inconsequential

Rafaela doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t comment on whether protecting small fish is important or unimportant. Her point is that the shut down also helps protect the water supply.

D
the order to shut down the pumps was legal

Neither speaker expresses an opinion. They don’t comment on the legality of the shutdown.

E
shutting down the pumps will be sufficient to protect the fish species

Neither speaker expresses an opinion. They don’t comment on whether the shutdown will successfully protect the fish.

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LSAT PrepTest 147 Explanations

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