LSAT 139 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q9

LR Question 9 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Doctor: It would benefit public health if junk food…

QUESTION TYPE: Identify The Conclusion

CONCLUSION: Taxing junk food would help public health.

REASONING: Junk food causes problems. Taxing junk food would encourage people to eat other food.

ANALYSIS: The doctor is arguing that taxing junk food would help public health. It’s the first sentence.

The rest of the argument gives reasons that taxing junk food would improve public health.

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1. CORRECT. This is the first sentence. The first sentence is often the conclusion.
2. This is evidence that supports the first sentence.
3. This is evidence that supports the first sentence.
4. This isn’t even directly in the argument. It’s a restatement of answer C.
5. The doctor doesn’t say if junk food should be taxed. He just said that taxing it would improve public health. There might be other reasons not to tax it.