LSAT 156 – Section 4 – Question 03

LSAT 156 - Section 4 - Question 03

July 2020

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
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PT156 S4 Q03
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
1%
145
B
9%
145
C
1%
132
D
89%
158
E
0%
137
129
137
144
 +Easier 147.09 +SubsectionMedium

James: The world is increasingly divided between the computer literate and the computer illiterate. The economic gap between rich and poor is partly responsible for causing this division, but the economic gap will widen because of the increasing importance of computer literacy.

Ariel: I disagree. Because of businesses’ increasing need for computer-literate employees, companies will have to train nearly all workers in computer skills. This will lessen the division between the computer literate and the computer illiterate. So whatever might cause the economic gap between rich and poor to widen in the future, it won’t be the importance of computer literacy.

Speaker 1 Summary
The economic gap between rich and poor will widen due to the increasing importance of computer literacy. Why? Because the economic gap is partially responsible for the division between computer literate and computer illiterate people.

Speaker 2 Summary
The increasing importance of computer literacy will not cause the economic gap between rich and poor to widen. Why? Because companies will have to train nearly all workers in computer skills due to their increasing need for computer-literate employees. This will decrease the gap between the computer literate and computer illiterate.

Objective
We need a statement that James and Ariel disagree on. They disagree whether the need for computer literacy will cause the gap between rich and poor to widen. James thinks the need for literacy will widen the gap . Ariel thinks another factor, if anything, will widen the gap.

A
the economic gap between rich and poor will widen
Ariel does not express an opinion on this statement. Ariel does not explicitly express that the gap will widen. She only explicitly expresses that, if it does widen, it’s not the importance of computer literacy.
B
the economic gap between rich and poor is now partly responsible for causing the division between the computer literate and the computer illiterate
Ariel does not express an opinion on this statement. Ariel does not comment on why the division between the computer literate and computer literate exists in the first place.
C
businesses’ need for computer-literate employees will increase
James does not express an opinion on this statement. James’s comments do not address the needs of businesses at all.
D
the economic gap between rich and poor will widen as a result of the increasing importance of computer literacy
James and Ariel disagree on this statement. James agrees that the increased need for computer literacy is the cause of the gap to widen. Ariel disagrees and claims that it is likely some other factor to cause the gap to widen.
E
companies will have to train their employees in computer skills
James does not express an opinion on this statement. James’s comments do not address the needs of businesses at all.

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