LSAT 148 – Section 3 – Question 24

LSAT 148 - Section 3 - Question 24

December 2016

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT148 S3 Q24
+LR
+Exp
Must be true +MBT
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
Quantifier +Quant
A
66%
165
B
6%
157
C
12%
158
D
7%
156
E
9%
161
148
157
166
 +Harder 149.233 +SubsectionMedium

Library preservationist: Due to the continual physical deterioration of the medieval manuscripts in our library’s collection, we have decided to restore most of our medieval manuscripts that are of widely acknowledged cultural significance, though this means that some medieval manuscripts whose authenticity is suspect will be restored. However, only manuscripts whose safety can be ensured during the restoration process will be restored, and manuscripts that are not frequently consulted by researchers will not be restored.

Summary

Most of our medieval manuscripts that are of widely acknowledged cultural significance will be restored, and some medieval manuscripts whose authenticity is suspect will be restored. Only manuscripts whose safety can be ensured during restoration and manuscripts frequently consulted by researchers will be restored.

Notable Valid Inferences

Some medieval manuscipts whose authenticity is suspect are frequently consulted by researchers.

Some medieval manuscripts whose authenticity is suspect can have their safety ensured during restoration.

Most medieval manuscripts that are of widely acknowledged cultural significance are frequently consulted by researchers.

A
Some of the medieval manuscripts whose authenticity is suspect are frequently consulted by researchers.

Must be true. As shown below, we can combine the statements that some manuscripts whose authenticity is suspect will be restored and that only frequently consulted manuscripts will be restored.

B
All of the medieval manuscripts widely acknowledged to be of cultural significance are manuscripts whose safety can be ensured during the restoration process.

Could be false. The stimulus tells us that most manuscripts widely acknowledged to be of cultural significance will be restored. We cannot infer an “all” statement from a “most” statement.

C
All of the medieval manuscripts whose safety can be ensured during the restoration process are frequently consulted by researchers.

Could be false. As shown on our diagram, there are no necessary conditions attached to the condition of a manuscript’s safety being ensured. It is possible that some manuscripts exist whose safety can be ensured but are not frequently consulted.

D
The medieval manuscripts most susceptible to deterioration are those most frequently consulted by researchers.

Could be false. The stimulus does not give us any information to determine what manuscripts are most susceptible to deterioration. This answer choice is outside of the scope of our conditions.

E
None of the medieval manuscripts that are rarely consulted by researchers is widely acknowledged to be of cultural significance.

Could be false. The stimulus does not give us any information about manuscripts that are rarely consulted by researchers. This answer choice is outside of the scope of our conditions.

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