LSAT 152 – Section 4 – Question 01

LSAT 152 - Section 4 - Question 01

November 2018

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT152 S4 Q01	+LR	Main conclusion or main point +MC Causal Reasoning +CausR Analogy +An	A 0% 140 B 99% 162 C 0% 152 D 1% 148 E 0% 145	124 130 136	+Easiest	147.181 +SubsectionMedium

Researcher: It is widely believed that, given its northerly latitude, England’s mild winters must be due to the Gulf Stream, which brings warm water flowing northeastward across the Atlantic Ocean. But this belief is mistaken. While it is true that the Gulf Stream brings tropical water to England, in the Pacific Ocean the analogous Kuroshio Current brings tropical water only as far north as Oregon. Yet North America’s west coast has mild winters well north of that point.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The author concludes that England’s mild winters are not due to the Gulf Stream, which brings warm water to England. The author bases this conclusion on the fact that parts of the west coast of North America have mild winters, even though those parts don’t get currents that bring warm water to them.

Identify Conclusion

The conclusion is the author’s rejection of the wide belief regarding the cause of England’s mild winters: “[T]his belief is mistaken.”

It is widely believed that England’s mild winters must be due to the Gulf Stream.

This is other people’s position. The author rejects this.

The belief that England’s mild winters must be due to the Gulf Stream is mistaken.

This restates the author’s conclusion.

It is true that the Gulf Stream brings tropical water to England.

This is a concession. Despite this point, however, the author concludes that the Gulf Stream does not cause England’s mild winters.

In the Pacific Ocean, the Kuroshio Current brings tropical water only as far north as Oregon.

This is part of the author’s support for the conclusion.

North America’s west coast has mild winters well north of Oregon.

This is part of the author’s support for the conclusion.

LSAT PrepTest 152 Explanations

Section 1 - Logical Reasoning

Section 2 - Logical Reasoning

Section 3 - Reading Comprehension

Section 4 - Logical Reasoning

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