LSAT 154 – Section 2 – Question 09

LSAT 154 - Section 2 - Question 09

September 2017

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
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Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT154 S2 Q09
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Math +Math
A
76%
163
B
0%
142
C
4%
152
D
19%
155
E
0%
146
141
150
159
 +Medium 144.659 +SubsectionEasier

Editor: It is a myth that a significant amount of music on the Internet is the result of people downloading others’ music and reworking it into new music of their own. We know this because it has been shown that 99 percent of Internet users who download music do not publish new music of their own on the Internet.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that it’s not true that a significant amount of music on the Internet is a result of people downloading others’ music and reworking it into music of their own. This is based on the fact that 99% of Internet users who download music don’t public new music of their own on the Internet.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The author overlooks the possibility that a very small portion of music-downloaders can end up producing a large portion music. So the 1% of people who download music and publish it can still create a significant amount of music by reworking others’ music.

A
overlooks the possibility that a relatively small number of people can create a significant amount of new music
This possibility shows that the author’s conclusion doesn’t follow from the premise. Even 1% of people using the Internet can produce a significant amount of new music, possibly by reworking the music of others.
B
neglects to consider the ease with which music can be published on the Internet
The author’s reasoning is based on the portion of people who actually publish music after downloading music. Whether publishing is easy has no bearing on the author’s reasoning, because we already know only a small % actually publish.
C
fails to provide an alternative account of the sources for most of the music published on the Internet
We know that only a small % of people publish music after downloading music. The author believes this shows the origin of much Internet music is not from downloaders. Where the music really comes from is not part of what the author sets out to prove.
D
presumes, without giving justification, that those who rework downloaded music into new creations always publish those new creations on the Internet
If people who download music sometimes publish reworked music elsewhere, that doesn’t undermine the author’s argument. The author simply wants to show that there isn’t a lot of reworked music published on the Internet.
E
takes for granted that Internet users always prefer music that is original to music that has been downloaded and reworked into a new creation
The argument has nothing to do with what people “prefer” to listen to. The argument is about whether a lot of Internet music results from people downloading music and reworking it into music of their own.

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