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    s 2 & 5 ge & z eg z 2. The Official LSAT PrepTest 4» a SECTION IV time—35 minutes 25 Questions Dinos The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in trish slatemenis or passages. Hor some ‘sions, more than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer, that 1s, the response that most accurately and completely answers the question You should not make sssumpliont that are by ‘commonsense standards blasken the corresponding space on your answer shes, 1. Students na Srst-year undergraduate course were divided Ano two groups. Al the stadents ip both groups were given newspaper articles identical in every rerpect,exoepl forthe headline, which was diffrent for each group. ‘When the students were ater asked questions about the contents ofthe article, the answers given bythe vo groups were markedly different, though within cach group {he answers were similar ‘Which ane ofthe following is most strongly supported by ‘he information above? (A) Readers base their impressions of what isin a rewspaper on headlines alone (B) Newspaper headlines hamper a readers abiiy to ‘comprehend the corresponding articles (©) Careless reading is more common among frst- Year undergraduates than emong more senicr ‘udents (©) Newspaper headlines tend tobe highly misleading (©) Newspaper headlines influence a reader's {norpetation ofthe corresponding atiees, works of art are beatiful and have something to each ‘us, Thus, since the natral word ata whole is both ‘beautiful and instructive itis a work of art. The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the sxpument (A) uses the mherently vague term “beauifl” without providing an exploit defimtion of that ern (B) —alterpts to establish an evaluative conclusion ‘solely onthe basis of claims about lacie matters (©) concludes, simply because an object possesses ‘wo lites tha re each common tal works cof at thatthe objects a work of art (D) presumes, withoot providing justification, that ‘only object that are heats are instructive ) fails toconsider the pssiibiy that here sre many’ things that are both beau and instractive but are not part of the natal world ausible, superfluous, or incompatible with the passage. Alter you have chosen the best answer, When Copemicus changed the way we think about the solar system, he did so not by discovering new ‘information, but by looking dierent at information ready avalabl, Edward Jenner's discovery of a ‘smallpox vaccine occurred Wea he billed his Tocus to fisease prevention fram the then more common emphasis cn cure. History i replete with breakthroughs of this ort. Tae examples provided above illustrate which one ofthe following? (A) Many valuable intellectasl accomplishments ‘oveur by chance. (B) Shifting rom earior modes af dhought ean result in important advances (©) ‘The aby to look at nformation from a different point of view is rare (©) Understanding s advanced less olen by better ‘rpanization of available information than itis by the accumulation of new information ©) Dramatic intellectual breakthroughs are more casly accomplished in Belds in which the maunt of information availble i eatvely smal. Politician: Suppose censorship is wrong in ill, as ‘modem liberals tend to believe Then an actor's reflsing a patina film because the fm lamories a point af sew abhorrent othe astor ‘would be morally wrong, But this eancusion is bard follows at censorship is nt, afterall, ‘wrong intel ‘The reasoning in the politician's argument is most vulnerable to eritciam on the grounds tha his argument (A) presumes, without providing justification, that ‘solos would subseribe to aly teoet of modern beri (B)__wses the tem “iberal” inorder a diseredt ‘opponents point af view (©) ‘aks fr grated that here is moval obligation to practise one's profession (D) draws conclusion that is inconsistent with a remise accep (&) presumes, withoot providing justification, that eclining a film role constitutes censorship inthe relevant sense G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 4 5. Motor oil serves to lubricate engines and ths retard engine wear study was conducted ta assess the ‘effectiveness of various brands of motor el by using them tn taxicabs over a6,000-mile tet period. All the oils did eqpally well in retarding weat on pistons and eylindets, the relevant pars ofthe engine. Hence, cheaper brands of ol ate the best buys ‘Which one ofthe follwing, if ue, most weakens the (A) Cheaper brands of motor oil ae often used by Tnowledgeable antomtilemechanies for their (B) Tests othor than ofthe abit to reduce engine ‘wear also can reliably gauge the quality of motor oil (©) ‘The lubricating properties of all motor oils

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