LSAT 153 – Section 3 – Question 05

LSAT 153 - Section 3 - Question 05

June 2019

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT153 S3 Q05
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
2%
151
B
80%
163
C
15%
157
D
2%
151
E
1%
155
135
146
156
 +Medium 146.755 +SubsectionMedium

As the current information explosion forces the print media, television, and the Internet to compete for public attention and for advertiser and subscriber dollars, journalistic standards are lowered. Consequently, we are increasingly bombarded with inaccurate and trivial information.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that we are increasingly bombarded with inaccurate and trivial information. This is based on the fact that journalistic standards are being lowered due to the increased competition among print media, television, and the Internet for money from advertisers and subscribers.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is what the author asserts is a consequence of journalistic standards being lowered: “[W]e are increasingly bombarded with inaccurate and trivial information.”

A
The drawbacks of the information explosion now outweigh its benefits.
The author never asserts anything about the weighing of benefits and drawbacks of the information explosion.
B
People are more and more subjected to insignificant and unreliable information.
This is a paraphrase of the last sentence, which is the conclusion.
C
Journalistic standards have fallen in recent years.
This is part of the support. Because journalistic standards have lowered, the author concludes that we are increasingly bombarded with inaccurate and trivial information.
D
One result of the current information explosion is fierce competition among the print media, television, and the Internet for both money and public attention.
This is part of the support. Because of this competition, journalistic standards have been lowered, which in turn means we are increasingly bombarded with inaccurate and trivial information.
E
If journalists returned to earlier journalistic standards, the significance and reliability of news stories would increase.
The author never asserts anything about what would happen if journalists returned to earlier journalistic standards.

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