LSAT 124 – Section 2 – Question 11

LSAT 124 - Section 2 - Question 11

December 2007

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT124 S2 Q11
+LR
+Exp
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
3%
155
B
0%
148
C
1%
152
D
94%
163
E
1%
151
126
135
144
 +Easier 145.571 +SubsectionMedium

In order to maintain a high standard of living, a nation must maintain a functioning infrastructure. Major investment in the improvement of its infrastructure will, over time, reward a nation with a corresponding rise in its standard of living. Hence a nation whose standard of living is on the rise can be safely assumed to be a nation that has invested heavily in improving its infrastructure.

A
a nation that fails to invest in its infrastructure need not experience any resulting decline in its standard of living
The author’s conclusion is about a nation experiencing a rise in its standard of living as a result of investment in its infrastructure, not a decline in standard of living as a result of failing to invest in infrastructure.
B
many nations are unable to make the needed investments in infrastructure
Like (C) and (E) this may be true, but it doesn’t impact the author’s argument. Even if many nations can’t invest in infrastructure, it doesn’t affect the conclusion that such investments are necessary for a higher standard of living.
C
the rise in a nation’s standard of living that is prompted by investment in its infrastructure may take a long time to occur
Like (B) and (E) this may be true, but it doesn’t impact the argument. Even if the rise in standard of living takes a long time, it doesn’t affect the conclusion that investments in infrastructure are necessary for it to occur. The author even notes that it happens “over time.”
D
a rise in a nation’s standard of living need not be the result of major investments in its infrastructure
The author mistakenly assumes that investments in infrastructure are necessary, rather than merely sufficient, for a nation to experience a rise in its standard of living. But a nation’s standard of living could improve for other reasons, without investments in infrastructure.
E
nations often experience short-term crises that require that resources be diverted to purposes other than the maintenance and improvement of infrastructure
Like (B) and (C) this may be true, but it doesn’t impact the argument. Even if a nation can’t invest in infrastructure, it doesn’t affect the conclusion that such investments are necessary for a higher standard of living.

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