← Back to exam page

LSAT-Section-1-Logical-Reasoning – Section One : Logical Reasoning

Loading demo links...

Showing 349–351 of 430 questions

Question 349

Researchers have discovered that caffeine can be as physically addictive as other psychoactive substances. Some people find that they become unusually depressed, drowsy, or even irritable if they do not have their customary dose of caffeine. This is significant because as many people consume caffeine as consume any one of the other addictive psychoactive substances.

Which one of the following can be logically concluded from the information above?

Select an option, then click Submit answer.

  • ○

    There is no psychoactive substance to which more people are physically addicted than are addicted to caffeine.
  • ○

    A physical addiction to a particular psychoactive substance will typically give rise to diverse psychological symptoms.
  • ○

    Not all substances to which people can become physically addicted are psychoactive.
  • ○

    If one is physically addicted to a psychoactive substance, one will become unusually depressed when one is no longer ingesting that substance.
  • ○

    If alcohol is a physically addictive psychoactive substance, there are not more people who consume alcohol than consume caffeine.
Question 350

A nationwide poll of students, parents, and teachers showed that over 90 percent believe that an appropriate percentage of their school's budget is being spent on student counseling programs. It seems, then, that any significant increase in a school's budget should be spent on something other than student counseling programs.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in the reasoning of the argument above?

Select an option, then click Submit answer.

  • ○

    The argument confuses a mere coincidence with a causal relationship.
  • ○

    The argument confuses the percentage of the budget spent on a program with the overall amount spent on that program.
  • ○

    The argument fails to justify its presumption that what is true of a part of the budget is also true of the total budget.
  • ○

    The argument fails to consider the possibility that money could be saved by training students as peer counselors.
  • ○

    The argument fails to consider that if more money is spent on a program, then more money cannot also be used for other purposes.
Question 351

Ethicist: Studies have documented the capacity of placebos to reduce pain in patients who believe that they are receiving beneficial drugs. Some doctors say that they administer placebos because medically effective treatment reinforced by the placebo effect sometimes helps patients recover faster than good treatment alone. But administering placebos is nonetheless ethically questionable, for even if a placebo benefits a patient, a doctor might, for example, have prescribed it just to give the patient satisfaction that something was being done.

The ethicist's argument depends on which one of the following assumptions?

Select an option, then click Submit answer.

  • ○

    A patient's psychological satisfaction is not a consideration in administering medical treatment.
  • ○

    The motivation for administering a placebo can be relevant to the ethical justification for doing so.
  • ○

    Medical treatment that relies on the placebo effect alone is ethically indefensible.
  • ○

    The pain relief produced by the placebo effect justifies the deception involved in administering a placebo.
  • ○

    Administering a placebo is not ethically justified if that treatment is not prescribed by a doctor.