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LSAT考试官方2016年12月练习题
15. Global warming has contributed to a rise inglobal sea level not only because it causes glaciers and ice sheets to melt,but also simply because when water is heated its volume increases. But thisrise in global sea level is less than it otherwise would be, since over theyears artificial reservoirs have been built all around the world thatcollectively contain a great deal of water that would otherwise reach the sea.
Which one of the following can most reasonably beconcluded on the basis of the information above?
(A) The exact magnitude of the rise in global sea levelis in dispute.
(B) Rises in global sea level that occurred before
the world’sreservoirs were built are difficult to explain.
(C) Little is known about the contribution ofglobal warming to the rise in global sea level.
(D) The amount of water in the world’s reservoirs is about equal to the amount of waterthat results from the melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
(E) The amount of water that results from themelting of glaciers and ice sheets cannot be determined by looking at the rise inglobal sea level alone.
16. Last year, a software company held a contest to
generate ideas for their new logo. According to the rules, everyone who entered
the contest would receive several prizes, including a T-shirt with the company’s new logo. Juan has a T-shirt with the company’s new logo, so he must have entered the contest.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that theargument
(A) infers a causal relationship when the evidenceonly supports a correlation
(B) takes a condition that is sufficient for aparticular outcome as one that is necessary for that outcome
(C) infers that every member of a group has afeature in common on the grounds that the group as a whole has that feature
(D) has a premise that presupposes the truth of theconclusion
(E) constructs a generalization on the basis of asingle instance
17. When expert witnesses give testimony, jurorsoften do not understand the technical information and thereby are in noposition to evaluate such testimony. Although expert witnesses on oppositesides often make conflicting claims, the expert witnesses on both sidesfrequently seem competent, leaving the jury unable to assess the reliability oftheir testimonies.
The statements above, if true, most stronglysupport which one of the following?
(A) There should be limits placed on how muchtechnical information can be considered by both sides in preparing a legalcase.
(B) Jury decisions in cases involving expertwitness testimonies are not always determined by the reliability of thosetestimonies.
(C) Jurors who understand the technical informationpresented in a case can usually assess its legal implications accurately.
(D) Jury members should generally be selected onthe basis of their technical expertise.
(E) Expert witnesses who testify on opposite sidesin legal cases are likely to agree in their evaluations of technical claims.
18. Tax reformer: The proposed tax reformlegislation is being criticized by political groups on the right for being toospecific and by political groups on the left for being too vague. Since one andthe same statement cannot be both too specific and too vague, the criticismsjust go to show that the legislation is framed just as it should be.
Which one of the following is an assumption onwhich the argument depends?
(A) It is rare for political groups both on theright and on the left to criticize a particular tax reform proposal.
(B) Even an overly specific or vague tax reformproposal can be implemented in a way that produces beneficial results.
(C) The proposed legislation has not beencriticized by any group that does not identify itself with the political rightor the political left.
(D) The proposed legislation as it is framed wasnot meant to satisfy either political groups on the right or political groupson the left.
(E) The proposed legislation is not made up of aset of statements some of which are overly specific and some of which areoverly vague.
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