LSAT 157 – Section 2 – Question 22

LSAT 157 - Section 2 - Question 22

June 2020

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT157 S2 Q22
+LR
Sufficient assumption +SA
A
12%
156
B
57%
161
C
4%
150
D
22%
153
E
4%
148
140
154
168
 +Harder 143.482 +SubsectionEasier

Because of the ubiquity of television in modern households, few children today spend their free time reading stories, which lack the visual appeal of flashy television programs. Thus, few children today will develop a lifelong interest in literature.

Summary
The author concludes that most children today will NOT develop a lifelong interest in literature. (”Few X are Y” = “Most X are NOT Y.”)
Why?
Because most children today do NOT spend their free time reading stories.

Missing Connection
We’re trying to prove that most children won’t develop a lifelong interest in literature. But the premise doesn’t tell us anything about what leads to “won’t develop a lifelong interest in literature.” So, at a minimum, the correct answer must establish what’s necessary in order for developing a lifelong interest in literature.
To go further, we can anticipate a more specific relationship that will get us from the premise to the conclusion:
If one does not spend their free time reading stories, one will not develop a lifelong interest in literature. (Or in other words, in order to develop a lifelong interest in literature, one must spend their free time reading stories.)

A
No children who spend their free time reading stories fail to develop a lifelong interest in literature.
(A) asserts that if a child does spend free time reading stories, they will develop a lifelong interest in literature. But we want to know that if a child does NOT spend free time reading stories, they will NOT develop the interest. (A) is the sufficiency/necessity confused version of what we want.
B
Only those people who currently spend their free time reading stories will develop a lifelong interest in literature.
(B) establishes that in order to develop a lifelong interest in literature, one must currently spend their free time reading stories. Since we know that most children don’t currently spend their free time reading stories, (B) allows us to conclude that those children won’t develop a lifelong interest in literature.
C
No children who grow up in a household that lacks a television fail to spend their free time reading stories.
(C) doesn’t establish what’s required in order to develop a lifelong interest in reading literature. Since neither this answer nor the premise tells us what’s required to develop a lifelong interest in reading literature, it cannot make the argument valid.
D
Few people who watch a great deal of television develop a lifelong interest in literature.
(D) establishes that most people who watch a “great deal” of TV will not develop a lifelong interest in literature. But we don’t know whether most children spend a “great deal” of time watching TV. In addition, (D) leaves open the possibility that children could be among the minority of people who could watch a lot of TV and still develop a lifelong interest in great literature.
E
Few children who spend their free time reading stories watch television.
(E) doesn’t establish what’s required in order to develop a lifelong interest in reading literature. Since neither this answer nor the premise tells us what’s required to develop a lifelong interest in reading literature, it cannot make the argument valid.

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