Exam LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning topic 1 question 373 discussion

Actual exam question from Test Prep's LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning

Question #: 373
Topic #: 1

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The importance of the ozone layer to terrestrial animals is that it entirely filters out some wavelengths of light but lets others through. Holes in the ozone layer and the dangers associated with these holes are well documented. However, one danger that has not been given sufficient attention is that these holes could lead to severe eye damage for animals of many species.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above, if they are true?

A. All wavelengths of sunlight that can cause eye damage are filtered out by the ozone layer, where it is intact.
B. Few species of animals live on a part of the earth's surface that is not threatened by hole sin the ozone layer.
C. Some species of animals have eyes that will not suffer any damage when exposed to unfiltered sunlight.
D. A single wavelength of sunlight can cause severe damage to the eyes of most species of animals.
E. Some wavelengths of sunlight that cause eye damage are more likely to reach the earth's surface where there are holes in the ozone layer than where there are not.

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Suggested Answer: E 🗳️
Another Inference question in which the sentences dont add up to an argument. The right answer is perhaps most easily recognized once you see why the other four are wrong.
A. is unwarranted because we have no information that all of the sunlight that might potentially damage the eyes is filtered out. The stimulus leaves room for a lot of other waves of sunlight that may harm the eyes. B. is way too comprehensive; the stimulus doesnt deal explicitly with the density of species distribution across the earth. The issue of immunity to eye damage through sunlight C. never comes up; and if nothing else, the word "most" kills D. — nothing in the stimulus refers to the majority of anything.

by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

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