LSAT-TEST Exam Questions & Answers

Appliance dealer: Appliance manufacturers commonly modify existing models without giving the modified versions new model names. Some people have complained that this practice makes it impossible for consumers to be certain that the appliance they are about to purchase is identical to the one they may have seen at a neighbor's or read about in a consumer magazine. Yet manufacturers' modifications to existing models are invariably improvements that benefit the buyer. Therefore, consumers have little reason to object to this practice.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the dealer's argument?

A. Appliances are generally purchased with the expectation that they will continue to be used for several years.

B. Appliances usually carry a model number that provides substantially more detailed information about the product than does the model name.

C. Appliance manufacturers frequently sell identical products under several different model names.

D. Improved versions of appliances typically become available before vendors have stopped selling the older versions of the appliance with the same model name.

E. The high cost of product advertising makes appliance manufacturers generally reluctant to change model names to reflect modifications to their products.

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An English school teacher requested from her students that they try and write children's stories that are relevant to their everyday lives; the idea would be to give their stories a quality of "real-life". One of the students decided to base her story upon one of the fictional characters from her favorite novel. Of the following criteria listed below, which would make the most logical sense as criticism against the student's choice for her children's story?

A. The writing techniques that are successful for one writer are frequently unsuccessful for another.

B. A story based entirely on the writer's knowledge of characters from another novel is not likely to include the writer's personal feelings of real life.

C. The author of her favorite novel would not allow the student permission to use their character.

D. Children's story writing requires examination of the self, in order to develop innovative and original ideas.

E. A writer should concentrate on developing themes of teaching and significance, instead of simply aiming for prominence.