LSAT 154 – Section 2 – Question 04

LSAT 154 - Section 2 - Question 04

September 2017

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PT154 S2 Q04
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A
2%
152
B
1%
155
C
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153
D
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162
E
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151
121
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Editorial: Some primary schools’ early education reading programs encourage children to read by paying them for each book they read outside of class. Such programs should be viewed with suspicion. While paying kids to read might get them to read more, it also might teach them to regard reading as a chore rather than as a source of intrinsic satisfaction.

Summarize Argument
The editorial concludes that programs that encourage children to read by paying them to read should be viewed with suspicion. This is supported by the claim that such programs might make children view reading as a chore rather than as something inherently satisfying and enjoyable.

Notable Assumptions
The editorial assumes that viewing reading as a chore rather than as something inherently satisfying and enjoyable is negative. It thus assumes that children should be taught to find reading enjoyable and satisfying on its own, without external rewards.

A
Early education reading programs should focus more on getting children to read challenging books than on getting them to read a large number of books.
This fails to address the assumption that reading programs should instill an enjoyment of reading rather than use money to motivate children to read. Also, we don’t know that children would choose easy books rather than challenging ones because of the program.
B
Children will be more likely to develop into regular readers if they choose the books they read than if they do not.
This fails to address the assumption that reading programs should instill an enjoyment of reading rather than use money to motivate children to read. Also, as far as we know, children might be choosing the books that they read whether the reading programs are in place or not.
C
Parents will usually play a more important role than teachers in instilling in children a love of reading.
Parents and teachers may have different effects on children’s love of reading, but the argument is only discussing the effects of the reading programs. We don’t know whether parents or teachers are more involved in these programs.
D
The goal of early education reading programs should be to instill in children a love of reading.
This strengthens the argument by addressing the assumption that reading programs should instill an enjoyment of reading rather than use money to motivate children. If this is the case, then the reading programs should indeed be viewed with suspicion.
E
Improving children’s facility with reading will get them to enjoy reading.
This weakens the argument because, if the reading programs get children to read more books and reading more books will eventually get them to enjoy reading, then the programs do instill a love of reading in the end.

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