LSAT 153 – Section 2 – Question 16

LSAT 153 - Section 2 - Question 16

June 2019

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT153 S2 Q16
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
23%
159
B
0%
148
C
69%
162
D
0%
152
E
7%
153
133
148
164
 +Medium 146.684 +SubsectionMedium

Art may make the world more beautiful, but one should choose a career in some profession other than art. Whether and how much artists get paid is determined by subjective evaluations by viewers or audiences of their work. It is unacceptable for one’s pay to be determined by subjective evaluations of one’s work.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that one should choose a career in something other than art. He supports this by saying that an artist’s pay depends on subjective evaluations of their work, and it’s unacceptable for one’s pay to depend on subjective evaluations of one’s work.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The author argues that one should choose a career outside of art because it's unacceptable for pay to depend on subjective opinions of one's work. To draw this conclusion, he must assume that other careers don't have the same issue. But what if other careers do involve some level of pay being based on subjective evaluations of one’s work? In that case, it isn’t a reason to choose a career other than art.

A
takes for granted that people should choose careers solely on the basis of how much they pay
Like (D), the author never addresses how much artists are paid. Instead, he takes issue with the fact that their pay depends on subjective evaluations of their work. He also never argues that people should choose careers solely on this basis, just that it’s a relevant factor.
B
takes for granted that a work of art will be considered beautiful either by everyone or by no one
The author argues that it’s unacceptable for one’s pay to depend on subjective evaluations of one’s work. But he never makes any assumptions about what those subjective evaluations might be. He doesn’t assume that a work of art will be considered beautiful by everyone or no one.
C
overlooks the possibility that one’s pay in any profession involves a certain degree of subjective evaluation
In order to argue that one should avoid a career in art because it's unacceptable for pay to depend on subjective evaluation, the author must assume that pay in other careers isn't also based on subjective evaluation. But if it is, why should one choose a career other than art?
D
overlooks the possibility that some artists are paid very well
Like (A), the author never makes any claims or assumptions about how much artists are paid. Even if all artists are paid very well, this doesn’t change the fact that their pay is determined by subjective evaluations of their work, which the author claims is unacceptable.
E
treats a criterion that must be satisfied in order for a career choice to be a good one as a criterion that will ensure that a career choice is a good one
This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. The author doesn't make this mistake. He doesn't present any criteria that are necessary for a “good” career. He only says that it’s unacceptable for pay to be determined by subjective evaluation.

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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension

Section 2 - Logical Reasoning

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