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

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Question 154

It is inaccurate to say that a diet high in refined sugar cannot cause adult-onset diabetes, since a diet high in refined sugar can make a person overweight, and being overweight can predispose a person to adult-onset diabetes.

The argument is most parallel, in its logical structure, to which one of the following?

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    It is inaccurate to say that being in cold air can cause a person to catch a cold, since colds are caused by viruses, and viruses flourish in warm, crowded places.
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    It is accurate to say that no airline flies from Halifax to Washington. No airline offers a direct flight, although some airlines have flights from Halifax to Boston and others have flights from Boston to Washington.
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    It is correct to say that over fertilization is the primary cause of lawn disease, since fertilizer causes lawn grass to grow rapidly and rapidly growing grass has little resistance to disease.
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    It is incorrect to say that inferior motor oil cannot cause a car to get poorer gasoline mileage, since inferior motor oil can cause engine valve deterioration, and engine valve deterioration can lead to poorer gasoline mileage,
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    It is inaccurate to say that Alexander the Great was a student of Plato; Alexander was a student of Aristotle and Aristotle was a student of Plato.
Question 155

During the recent economic downturn, banks contributed to the decline by loaning less money. Prior to the downturn, regulatory standards for loan making by banks were tightened. Clearly, therefore, banks will lend more money if those standards are relaxed.

The argument assumes that

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    the downturn did not cause a significant decrease in the total amount of money on deposit with banks which is the source of funds for banks to lend
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    the imposition of the tighter regulatory standards was not a cause of the economic downturn
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    the reason for tightening the regulatory standards was not arbitrary
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    no economic downturn is accompanied by a significant decrease in the amount of money loaned out by banks to individual borrowers and to businesses
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    no relaxation of standards for loan making by banks would compensate for the effects of the downturn
Question 156

Zoos have served both as educational resources and as entertainment. Unfortunately, removing animals from their natural habitats to stock the earliest zoos reduced certain species' populations, endangering their survival. Today most new zoo animals are obtained from captive breeding programs, and many zoos now maintain breeding stocks for continued propagation of various species. This makes possible efforts to reestablish endangered species in the wild.

Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?

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    Zoos have played an essential role in educating the public about endangered species.
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    Some specimens of endangered species are born and bred in zoos.
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    No zoos exploit wild animals or endanger the survival of species.
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    Nearly all of the animals in zoos today were born in captivity.
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    The main purpose of zoos has shifted from entertainment to education.