LSAT 153 – Section 3 – Question 20

LSAT 153 - Section 3 - Question 20

June 2019

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT153 S3 Q20
+LR
Argument part +AP
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Net Effect +NetEff
A
59%
163
B
35%
160
C
4%
154
D
1%
147
E
1%
154
141
156
172
 +Harder 146.755 +SubsectionMedium

Business owner: Although allowing coal mining in our region would create new jobs, we can expect the number of jobs in the region to decrease overall if it is permitted. Many local businesses depend on our region’s natural beauty, and the heavy industrial activity of coal mining would force most of them to close.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The business owner argues that the overall number of jobs in the region would decrease by allowing coal mining despite some new jobs being created. This is because many local businesses depend on the region's beauty, and the presence of coal mining would force most of them to close.

Identify Argument Part
This claim is a premise that supports an intermediate conclusion which supports the main conclusion. The fact that many local businesses depend on natural beauty supports the claim that coal mining would cause them to close. This in turn, supports the main conclusion that more jobs would be lost than gained.

A
It is given as direct evidence for a statement that is used to support the argument’s overall conclusion.
The claim supports the following clause that the coal mining would cause many of these local businesses to close, which in turn supports the main conclusion.
B
It is a premise that is offered as direct support for the overall conclusion of the argument.
This claim does not directly support the main conclusion. The fact that many businesses depend on the region’s natural beauty only supports the following clause.
C
It is an intermediate conclusion offered as direct support for the argument’s main conclusion.
This is not an intermediate conclusion. It does not receive support, it gives it.
D
It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
This is not the overall conclusion. It does not receive support.
E
It is a hypothesis for which evidence is explicitly offered, but it is not itself intended to support the argument’s overall conclusion.
This statement is not a hypothesis, and it *is* intended to support the argument’s overall conclusion.

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