LSAT 133 – Section 2 – Question 04
LSAT 133 - Section 2 - Question 04
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Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT133 S2 Q04 |
+LR
+Exp
| Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Math +Math | A
0%
157
B
94%
165
C
1%
157
D
3%
157
E
1%
153
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129 138 147 |
+Easier | 147.633 +SubsectionMedium |
Summarize Argument
The pundit concludes that our society values sports more than it values education. This is based on the claim that on average, athletes have a higher salary than teachers.
Identify and Describe Flaw
The pundit’s argument is flawed because it draws a broad conclusion from on a limited premise. The pundit assumes that just because teachers have lower average salaries than athletes, less money must be spent on education than sports overall. But this isn’t necessarily true. For example, there could be many more teachers than athletes, meaning education would be given a higher overall value.
A
presumes, without providing justification, that sports have some educational value
The pundit just doesn’t claim that sports have educational value.
B
fails to consider that the total amount of money spent on education may be much greater than the total spent on sports
The pundit concludes that society values sports over education because athletes’ salaries are higher than teachers’. But that doesn’t necessarily follow. There could be more expenses in education than in sports overall—for example, there may be many more teachers than athletes.
C
fails to consider both that most teachers are not in the classroom during the summer and that most professional athletes do not play all year
This consideration doesn’t impact how much money society spends on education compared to sports, so it’s irrelevant.
D
compares teachers’ salaries only to those of professional athletes rather than also to the salaries of other professionals
The pundit is drawing a conclusion about the value given to sports versus education, so it’s not relevant to compare teachers’ salaries to those of any other professionals than athletes.
E
fails to compare salaries for teachers in the pundit’s society to salaries for teachers in other societies
The pundit is only drawing a conclusion about a phenomenon within this society, not making a comparison with other societies.
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LSAT PrepTest 133 Explanations
Section 1 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 2 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
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