LSAT 101 – Section 3 – Question 08

LSAT 101 - Section 3 - Question 08

December 1997

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT101 S3 Q08
+LR
Inference +Inf
A
1%
152
B
2%
160
C
88%
168
D
9%
161
E
0%
159
133
144
156
 +Medium 146.901 +SubsectionMedium

J.Y.’s explanation

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Jones is selling a house to Smith. The contract between the two specifies that for up to a year after ownership is transferred, Jones will be responsible for repairing any “major structural defects,” defined as defects in the roof or roof-supporting components of the house, that might be found. Jones is not responsible for any other repairs. The house has a truss roof, which means that the only walls that support the roof are the exterior walls.

Summary
For up to a year after sale, Jones is responsible for repairing any defects in the roof and roof-supporting parts of the house.

The only roof-supporting walls of the house are the exterior walls.

Jones isn’t responsible for any other repairs.

Very Strongly Supported Conclusions
The only walls that Jones is responsible for repairs on are the exterior walls.

A
Jones did not know of any defects in the roof or roof-supporting components of the house at the time the contract was written
Unsupported. The stimulus gives no indication of what Jones knew.
B
although other components of the house may contain defects, the roof and roof-supporting components of the house are currently free from such defects
Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t consider the current condition of any part of the house.
C
the contract does not oblige Jones to repair any defects in the house’s nonexterior walls after ownership of the house has been transferred
Very strongly supported. The only things Jones is obliged to repair are the roof and any roof-supporting components. And the only roof-supporting walls are exterior walls. So the nonexterior walls aren’t roof-supporting, meaning Jones isn’t obliged to repair them.
D
Smith will be obliged to repair all structural defects in the house within a year after ownership is transferred, except those for which Jones is responsible
Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t consider Smith’s obligations at all. We know that Jones has certain obligations for repairs, but that doesn’t mean Smith is responsible for all other repairs. We know nothing of anyone’s obligations except Jones’.
E
in the past Jones has had to make repairs to some of the house’s exterior walls
Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t consider what repairs have occurred, if any, or who performed those repairs.

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