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LSAT-Test – Law School Admission Test: Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Analytical Reasoning

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Question 13 (Logical Reasoning)

After the United Nations Security Council authorized military intervention by a coalition of armed forces intended to halt civil strife in a certain country, the parliament of one UN member nation passed a resolution condemning its own prime minister for promising to commit military personnel to the action. A parliamentary leader insisted that the overwhelming vote for the resolution did not imply the parliament's opposition to the anticipated intervention; on the contrary, most members of parliament supported the UN plan.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy presented above?

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    The UN Security Council cannot legally commit the military of a member nation to armed intervention in other countries.
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    In the parliamentary leader's nation, it is the constitutional prerogative of the parliament, not of the prime minister, to initiate foreign military action.
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    The parliament would be responsible for providing the funding necessary in order to contribute military personnel to the UN intervention.
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    The public would not support the military action unless it was known that the parliament supported the action.
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    Members of the parliament traditionally are more closely attuned to public sentiment, especially with regard to military action, than are prime ministers.
Question 14 (Logical Reasoning)

Professor Beckstein: American Sign Language is the native language of many North Americans. Therefore, it is not a foreign language, and for that reason alone, no student should be permitted to satisfy the university's foreign language requirement by learning it.

Professor Sedley: According to your argument, students should not be allowed to satisfy the university's foreign language requirement by learning French or Spanish either, since they too are the native languages of many North Americans. Yet many students currently satisfy the requirement by studying French or Spanish, and it would be ridiculous to begin prohibiting them from doing so.

Professor Sedley uses which one of the following strategies of argumentation in responding to Professor Beckstein's argument?

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    attempting to demonstrate that the reasoning used to reach a certain conclusion leads to another conclusion that is undesirable
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    trying to show that a certain conclusion contradicts some of the evidence used to support it
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    questioning an opponent's authority to address the issue under discussion
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    offering an alternative explanation of the facts used to arrive at a specific conclusion
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    agreeing with the conclusion of a particular argument while rejecting the evidence used to support the conclusion
Question 15 (Logical Reasoning)

From among ten stones, a jeweler will select six, one for each of six rings. Of the stones, three — F, G, and H — are rubies; three — J, K, and M — are sapphires; and four — W, X, Y, and Z — are topazes. The selection of stones must meet the following restrictions:

At least two of the topazes are selected.

If exactly two of the sapphires are selected, exactly one of the rubies is selected.

If W is selected, neither H nor Z is selected. If M is selected, W is also selected.

If J and M are the only sapphires selected, which one of the following could be true?

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    F and G are both selected.
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    F and X are both selected.
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    G and H are both selected.
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    G and K are both selected.
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    Y and Z are both selected.