LSAT Practice Questions

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Laird and Kim disagree on whether pure research has its most valuable achievements in medical applications

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has its most valuable achievements in medical applications

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The executive’s reasoning does which one of the following?

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uses a case in which direct evidence is available to draw a conclusion about an analogous case in which direct evidence is unavailable

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Which one of the following statements can be properly inferred from the passage?

1. Bridges built before about 1907 were built without thorough mathematical analysis and, therefore, were unsafe for the public to use.

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1. Prior to 1907 the mathematical analysis incorporated in engineering rules of thumb was insufficient to completely assure the safety of bridges under construction.

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1. Cooper’s absence from the Quebec Bridge construction site resulted in the breaking off of the cantilever.

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1. Nineteenth-century bridge engineers relied on their rules of thumb because analytical methods were inadequate to solve their design problems.

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Prior to 1907 the mathematical analysis incorporated in engineering rules of thumb was insufficient to completely assure the safety of bridges under construction.

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Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument? Options: 1. Most supernova remnants that astronomers have detected have a neutron star nearby. 2. Sensitive astronomical instruments have detected neutron stars much farther away than the location of the 1987 supernova. 3. The supernova of 1987 was the first that scientists were able to observe in progress. 4. Several important features of the 1987 supernova are correctly predicted by the current theory.

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Sensitive astronomical instruments have detected neutron stars much farther away than the location of the 1987 supernova.

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The reasoning in the political scientist’s argument is flawed because it overlooks the possibility that democracy promotes political freedom without being necessary or sufficient by itself to produce it.

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overlooks the possibility that democracy promotes political freedom without being necessary or sufficient by itself to produce it

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The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

1. Jason has a greater proclivity to remember spatial layouts than most people.

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1. It is possible for Jason to improve, through practice and effort, his memory capacity for things that do not involve spatial layouts.

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1. The total memory capacity of the human brain is fixed and equal for all people.

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1. Some people have a greater memory capacity than others.

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The total memory capacity of the human brain is fixed and equal for all people.

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Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the researcher's explanation?
1. Most people already prefer regular miso soup to regular tomato soup.
2. The tasters in the earlier experiments were not told which soups were low in sodium.
3. The higher the umami content of a soup, the less additional salt is needed for diners to find it flavorful.
4. Tomato soup contains far fewer distinct flavor compounds than miso soup does.

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The higher the umami content of a soup, the less additional salt is needed for diners to find it flavorful.