LSAT PRACTICE PREP EXAM BANK
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED EXAM LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A+
Baxe Interiors, one of the largest interior design companies in existence,
currently has a near monopoly in the corporate market. Several small design
companies have won prestigious awards for their corporate work, while Baxe
has won none. Nonetheless, the corporate managers who solicit design
proposals will only contract with companies they believe are unlikely to go
bankrupt, and they believe that only very large companies are unlikely to go
bankrupt.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the
following?
A) there are other very large design companies besides Baxe, but they
produce designs that are inferior to Baxe's
B) Baxe does not have a near monopoly in the market of any category of
interior design other than corporate interiors
C) for the most part, designs that are produced by small companies are
superior to the designs produced by Baxe
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,D) at least some of the corporate managers w - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > E
Though ice cream is an excellent source of calcium, dairy farmers report that
during the past ten years there has been a sharp decline in ice cream sales. And
during the same period, sales of cheddar cheese have nearly doubled. Therefore,
more and more people must be choosing to increase their intake of calcium by
eating cheddar cheese rather than ice cream
The reasoning above is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
A) fails to produce statistical evidence supporting the dairy farmers' claims
B) fails to consider alternative explanations of the decline in sales of ice
cream
C) relies solely on the testimony of individuals who are likely to be biased
D) presumes, without providing justification, that ice cream is a better source
of calcium than is cheddar cheese
E) presumes, without providing justification, that people who eat cheddar
cheese never eat ice cream - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Challenger: the mayor claims she has vindicated those who supported her in the
last election by fulfilling her promise to increase employment opportunities in
our city, citing the 8% increase in the number of jobs in the city since she took
office. But during her administration, the national government relocated an
office to our city, bringing along nearly the entire staff from the outside. The
8% increase merely represents the jobs held by these newcomers.
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,Mayor: clearly my opponent does not dispute the employment statistics. The
unemployed voters in this city want jobs. The 8% increase in the number of jobs
during my term exceeds that of any of my predecessors.
As a response to the challenger, the mayor's answer is flawed in that it
A) takes for granted that those who supported the mayor in the last election
believed job availability to be a significant city issue
B) does not consider whether the number of unemplo - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > C
20% of the population of Springhill has been to Italy at least once in the last 5
years, and 30% of the population of Springhill has been to France at least once
in the last 5 years. Therefore, half of the population of Springhill has been to
Europe at least once in the last 5 years.
The argument is faulty because it ignores the possibility that
A) some of the population of Springhill has been neither to Italy nor to
France in the last 5 years
B) some of the population of Springhill has been both to Italy and to France
in the last 5 years
C) some of the population of Springhill has been either to Italy or to France
in the last 5 years, but not to both
D) none of the population of Springhill has been to any country in
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, Europe other than Italy or France in the last 5 years
E) none of the population of Springhill has been either to Italy or to France
more than once in the last 5 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
John wants to win the annual Mayfield raffle next year because he needs the
Mayfield raffle's prize. If he enters more than one raffle next year, the
likelihood of his winning one of them would be greater than if he entered only a
single raffle. Hence, to have this greater likelihood of winning the Mayfield
prize, John should enter several other raffles next year.
The argument exhibits which one of the following flaws in reasoning?
A) presupposing that a person's strong desire for a certain outcome increases
the likelihood that the actual outcome will be as desired
B) mistaking for the activity itself the goal for which one pursues that
activity
C) assuming without warrant that a person will be successful if the person
engages only in those activities that are likely to be successful
D) assuming that an event, if it is highly improbably, cannot possibly occur
E) confusing the likelihood that at least one event in a - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > E
All coffee drinkers in an office ought to contribute equally to the fund that pays
for the office's coffee, because, although some coffee drinkers would prefer to
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED EXAM LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A+
Baxe Interiors, one of the largest interior design companies in existence,
currently has a near monopoly in the corporate market. Several small design
companies have won prestigious awards for their corporate work, while Baxe
has won none. Nonetheless, the corporate managers who solicit design
proposals will only contract with companies they believe are unlikely to go
bankrupt, and they believe that only very large companies are unlikely to go
bankrupt.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the
following?
A) there are other very large design companies besides Baxe, but they
produce designs that are inferior to Baxe's
B) Baxe does not have a near monopoly in the market of any category of
interior design other than corporate interiors
C) for the most part, designs that are produced by small companies are
superior to the designs produced by Baxe
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,D) at least some of the corporate managers w - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > E
Though ice cream is an excellent source of calcium, dairy farmers report that
during the past ten years there has been a sharp decline in ice cream sales. And
during the same period, sales of cheddar cheese have nearly doubled. Therefore,
more and more people must be choosing to increase their intake of calcium by
eating cheddar cheese rather than ice cream
The reasoning above is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
A) fails to produce statistical evidence supporting the dairy farmers' claims
B) fails to consider alternative explanations of the decline in sales of ice
cream
C) relies solely on the testimony of individuals who are likely to be biased
D) presumes, without providing justification, that ice cream is a better source
of calcium than is cheddar cheese
E) presumes, without providing justification, that people who eat cheddar
cheese never eat ice cream - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Challenger: the mayor claims she has vindicated those who supported her in the
last election by fulfilling her promise to increase employment opportunities in
our city, citing the 8% increase in the number of jobs in the city since she took
office. But during her administration, the national government relocated an
office to our city, bringing along nearly the entire staff from the outside. The
8% increase merely represents the jobs held by these newcomers.
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,Mayor: clearly my opponent does not dispute the employment statistics. The
unemployed voters in this city want jobs. The 8% increase in the number of jobs
during my term exceeds that of any of my predecessors.
As a response to the challenger, the mayor's answer is flawed in that it
A) takes for granted that those who supported the mayor in the last election
believed job availability to be a significant city issue
B) does not consider whether the number of unemplo - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > C
20% of the population of Springhill has been to Italy at least once in the last 5
years, and 30% of the population of Springhill has been to France at least once
in the last 5 years. Therefore, half of the population of Springhill has been to
Europe at least once in the last 5 years.
The argument is faulty because it ignores the possibility that
A) some of the population of Springhill has been neither to Italy nor to
France in the last 5 years
B) some of the population of Springhill has been both to Italy and to France
in the last 5 years
C) some of the population of Springhill has been either to Italy or to France
in the last 5 years, but not to both
D) none of the population of Springhill has been to any country in
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, Europe other than Italy or France in the last 5 years
E) none of the population of Springhill has been either to Italy or to France
more than once in the last 5 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
John wants to win the annual Mayfield raffle next year because he needs the
Mayfield raffle's prize. If he enters more than one raffle next year, the
likelihood of his winning one of them would be greater than if he entered only a
single raffle. Hence, to have this greater likelihood of winning the Mayfield
prize, John should enter several other raffles next year.
The argument exhibits which one of the following flaws in reasoning?
A) presupposing that a person's strong desire for a certain outcome increases
the likelihood that the actual outcome will be as desired
B) mistaking for the activity itself the goal for which one pursues that
activity
C) assuming without warrant that a person will be successful if the person
engages only in those activities that are likely to be successful
D) assuming that an event, if it is highly improbably, cannot possibly occur
E) confusing the likelihood that at least one event in a - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > E
All coffee drinkers in an office ought to contribute equally to the fund that pays
for the office's coffee, because, although some coffee drinkers would prefer to
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