LSAT 142 – Section 4 – Question 15

LSAT 142 - Section 4 - Question 15

December 2014

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT142 S4 Q15	+LR	Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Link Assumption +LinkA	A 0% 151 B 18% 161 C 69% 165 D 2% 155 E 11% 160	140 153 167	+Harder	147.564 +SubsectionMedium

Economist: Many of my colleagues are arguing that interest rates should be further lowered in order to stimulate economic growth. However, no such stimulation is needed: the economy is already growing at a sustainable rate. So, currently there is no reason to lower interest rates further.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The economist concludes that there is no reason to lower interest rates. She supports this by saying that it’s not necessary to stimulate economic growth because the economy is already growing at a sustainable rate.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The economist undermines one reason for lowering interest rates and then concludes that there is no reason to lower them at all. In other words, her reasoning is questionable because she ignores other possible reasons for lowering interest rates, assuming that economic stimulation is the only one.

relies solely on the testimony of experts

The economist doesn’t rely on the testimony of experts at all. If anything, she opposes the testimony of experts by countering her colleagues’ position that interest rates should be lowered.

confuses economic growth with what stimulates it

The economist doesn’t confuse economic growth with what stimulates it; she never argues that lower interest rates are economic growth. She distinguishes between these ideas in her argument, saying that interest rates shouldn’t be lowered and that economic growth is stable.

presumes that a need to stimulate economic growth is the only possible reason to lower interest rates now

The economist concludes that there is no reason to lower interest rates simply because she weakened one reason. She ignores other possible reasons for lowering interest rates, assuming that economic stimulation is the only one.

takes what is merely one way of stimulating economic growth to be the only way of stimulating economic growth

The economist says that economic stimulation isn’t needed because the economy is stable. She never assumes that lowering interest rates is the only way of stimulating the economy. Instead, she assumes that stimulating the economy is the only reason to lower interest rates.

concludes that a further reduction of interest rates would lead to unsustainable economic growth merely from the fact that the economy is already growing at a sustainable rate

The economist’s conclusion is that there’s no reason to lower interest rates. She doesn’t conclude that further lowering them will cause unstable economic growth. She simply says that further lowering interest rates is unnecessary because economic growth is already stable.

LSAT 142 – Section 4 – Question 15

LSAT 142 - Section 4 - Question 15

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