LSAT 153 – Section 3 – Question 18

LSAT 153 - Section 3 - Question 18

June 2019

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT153 S3 Q18
+LR
Sufficient assumption +SA
Link Assumption +LinkA
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
17%
158
B
5%
156
C
1%
152
D
60%
164
E
17%
156
149
158
166
 +Harder 146.755 +SubsectionMedium

In order to cut costs and thereby maximize his profit, Mr. Kapp used inferior materials in constructing the library. Whether legal or not, it was clearly wrong for him to do so. For, as an experienced and knowledgeable builder, he must have realized that his action would put people at serious risk.

Summary
The author concludes that it was wrong for Kapp to use inferior materials in making the library. Why? Because Kapp must have realized that using inferior materials would put people at serious risk.

Missing Connection
What allows us to conclude that an action is wrong? We have no premise that establishes an action is wrong. So, at a minimum, we the correct answer must tell us what makes an action wrong.
To go further, we can anticipate a more specific connection. We want to connect what the premise tells us about Kapp’s action to being wrong. So we want to learn that if someone knows their action puts people at serious risk, then it’s wrong for that person to do the action.

A
Any knowledgeable and experienced builder would realize that using the inferior construction materials that Mr. Kapp used would put people at serious risk.
(A) doesn’t establish what makes an action wrong. Since neither this answer nor the premise tells us what makes an action wrong, (A) cannot make the argument valid.
B
An action can be wrong from a moral standpoint without necessarily being illegal.
(B) asserts that an action can be wrong without being illegal. But it doesn’t establish what conditions are sufficient to make an action wrong.
C
Mr. Kapp made a large profit from the construction and sale of the building.
(C) doesn’t establish what makes an action wrong. Since neither this answer nor the premise tells us what makes an action wrong, (C) cannot make the argument valid.
D
It is wrong to knowingly put people at serious risk for the sake of profit.
We know that Kapp realized his action would put people at serious risk. In addition, we know from the first contextual sentence that Kapp’s action was done to maximize his profit. According to (D), then, Kapp did something wrong.
E
Mr. Kapp either knew or ought to have known that using the inferior materials he used to build the library would put people at serious risk.
(E) doesn’t establish what makes an action wrong. Since neither this answer nor the premise tells us what makes an action wrong, (E) cannot make the argument valid.

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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension

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