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

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Question 217

Announcement for a television program: Are female physicians more sensitive than male physicians to the needs of women patients? To get the answer, we'll ask physicians of both sexes this question. Tune in tomorrow.

Which one of the following, if true, identifies a flaw in the plan for the program?

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    Physicians are in general unwilling to describe the treatment style of other physicians.
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    There still are fewer women than men who are physicians, so a patient might not have the opportunity to choose a woman as a physician.
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    Those who are best able to provide answers to the question are patients, rather than physicians.
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    Since medical research is often performed on men, not all results are fully applicable to women as patients.
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    Women as patients are now beginning to take more active role in managing their care and making sure that they understand the medical alternatives.
Question 218

Doctor: The practice of using this therapy to treat the illness cannot be adequately supported by the claim that any therapy for treating the illness is more effective than no therapy at all. What must also be taken into account is that this therapy is expensive and complicated.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the doctor's argument?

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    The therapy is more effective than no treatment at all for the illness.
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    The therapy is more effective than other forms of treatment for the illness.
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    The therapy is more expensive and complicated than other forms of treatment for the illness.
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    The therapy should not be used to treat the illness unless it is either effective or inexpensive.
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    The therapy's possible effectiveness in treating the illness is not sufficient justification for using it.
Question 219

Television executives recently announced that advertising time on television will cost 10 to 15 percent more next fall than it cost last fall. The executives argued that in spite of this increase, advertisers will continue to profit from television advertising, and so advertising time will be no harder to sell next fall than it was last fall.

Which one of the following, if true, would most support the television executives' argument?

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    Most costs of production and distribution of products typically advertised on television are expected to rise 3 to 7 percent in the next year.
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    The system for rating the size of the audience watching any given television advertisement will change next fall.
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    Next fall advertising time on television will no longer be available in blocks smaller than 30 seconds.
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    The amount of television advertising time purchased by providers of services is increasing, while the amount of such time purchased by providers of products is decreasing.
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    A recent survey has shown that the average number of hours people spend watching television is increasing at the rate of 2 percent every two months.