LSAT PrepTest 53 - Logical Reasoning Section I - 35 minutes 25 questions

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LSAT PrepTest 53 (December 2007) provides a licensed, complete version of LSAT test content with permissions noted for reproduced questions. This excerpt focuses on Logical Reasoning, Section I, with instructions to select the best answer that most accurately and completely responds to each question. The section uses short argument-based prompts, including an “EXCEPT” strengthening task and assumption/weakening questions, followed by clear answer-choice formats for practice under timed conditions.

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Logical Reasoning

Section I

Time—35 minutes, 25 Questions

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LSAT* PrepTest 53 December 2007 Test id: LL3053 A complete version of PrepTest 53 has been reproduced with the permission of Law School Admission Council, Inc. PrepTest 53 © 2007 Law School Admission Council, Inc. All actual LSAT questions printed within this work are used with the permission of Law School Admission Council, Inc., Box 2000, Newton, PA 18940, the copyright owner. LSAC does not review or endorse specific test preparation or services, and inclusion of licensed LSAT questions within this work does not imply the review or endorsement of LSAC. © 2008 Kaplan, Inc. All right reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of Kaplan, Inc. [www.cracklsat.net](www.cracklsat.net) 􀀂 Logical Reasoning .................................... SECTION I 􀀂 Analytical Reasoning ................................. SECTION II 􀀂 Logical Reasoning .................................... SECTION III 􀀂 Reading Comprehension .............................. SECTION IV 􀀂 Writing Sample Materials 1 -2- 1 1 SECTION I Time—35 minutes 25 Questions Directions: The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer; that is, the response that most accurately and completely answers the question. You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense standards implausible, superfluous, or incompatible with the passage. After you have chosen the best answer, blacken the corresponding space on your answer sheet. 1. Consumer advocate: Businesses are typically motivated primarily by the desire to make as great a profit as possible, and advertising helps businesses to achieve this goal. But it is clear that the motive of maximizing profits does not impel businesses to present accurate information in their advertisements. It follows that consumers should be skeptical of the claims made in advertisements. Each of the following, if true, would strengthen the consumer advocate’s argument EXCEPT: (A) Businesses know that they can usually maximize their profits by using inaccurate information in their advertisements. (B) Businesses have often included inaccurate information in their advertisements. (C) Many consumers have a cynical attitude toward advertising. (D) Those who create advertisements are less concerned with the accuracy than with the creativity of advertisements. (E) The laws regulating truth in advertising are not applicable to many of the most common forms of inaccurate advertising. 2. Elaine: The purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks and make them available to the public. Museums, therefore, should seek to acquire and display the best examples of artworks from each artistic period and genre, even if some of these works are not recognized by experts as masterpieces. Frederick: Art museums ought to devote their limited resources to acquiring the works of recognized masters in order to ensure the preservation of the greatest artworks. Elaine’s and Frederick’s statements provide the most support for the claim that they would disagree about whether (A) many artistic masterpieces are not recognized as such by art experts (B) museums should seek to represent all genres of art in their collections (C) art museums should seek to preserve works of art (D) an art museum ought to acquire an unusual example of a period or genre if more characteristic examples are prohibitively expensive (E) all of the artworks that experts identify as masterpieces are actually masterpieces 3. Science columnist: It is clear why humans have so many diseases in common with cats. Many human diseases are genetically based, and cats are genetically

FAQs

What is the time limit and number of questions for Logical Reasoning Section I?

The section is timed at 35 minutes and contains 25 questions.

How should test-takers approach the answer choices in this section?

Choose the best answer that most accurately and completely answers the question; other choices may be plausible, but only one is best.

What does an “EXCEPT” question ask for in this section?

An “EXCEPT” question asks which statement would not strengthen the argument; the correct option is the one that fails to strengthen it.

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