LSAT 57 – Section 2 – Question 10

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June 2009

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve This gives you an idea of how this question is “curved”— in other words, what level of scorer is likely to get this question right. It shows a model of scaled LSAT score vs probability of getting the question correct. It is based on student test results for each question. The gray bar extends from the score for a 25% chance, to the score for a 75% chance of getting the question correct. The black line in the middle is the score for a 50% chance of getting the question correct. The percentage at the right is the expected chance of someone with the same score as you on that PrepTest getting that question correct	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT57 S2 Q10	+LR	Most strongly supported +MSS Principle +Princ	A 1% 158 B 79% 166 C 1% 155 D 1% 155 E 18% 159	140 150 160	+Medium	144.702 +SubsectionEasier

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(E) is wrong because "key". Who knows what the "key" to maximizing profits are? Probably to drive all your competitors out of business and then price your milk for their weight in gold. So, that's an excellent reason to eliminate (E) off the face of the planet, choose (B), and move your ass along.

But waaaaait, you're whining, I don't like (B) because it says "introduced for the sake of" maximizing profits. Well, why was the practice introduced? Just because the first sentence out of the dairy farmer's mouth talks about the cows' well being doesn't mean that his actions were motivated by a concern for the cows' well being. I can talk all day about how I love cows and then do everything according to a profit motive.

So you want to make sure you're not fooled into thinking that just because a statement was uttered first, that means it motivates anything.

More directly, we're told that the action was "intended increase blood flow to the utter". What in the world would motivate the farmer to want to do that? For the cow's comfort? That's a stretch. Especially because the farmer tells us that increased blood flow to the utter boosts milk output which increases profits. Far less of a stretch to assume that the "intention" carries through to profits.

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Section 1 - Logic Games

Section 2 - Logical Reasoning

Section 3 - Logical Reasoning

Section 4 - Reading Comprehension

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