LSAT 105 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q3

LR Question 3 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Space programs have recently suffered several setbacks …

QUESTION TYPE: Strengthen

CONCLUSION: Large space projects should be abandoned in favor of several small projects.

REASONING: Large space projects have suffered several setbacks and resulted in losing money.

ANALYSIS: You may have noticed that we know nothing about small space projects and their finances. The argument concludes that we should switch large projects with small ones because the large projects are losing money.

But what if the small ones are equally risky? The argument would make no sense. So you want to look for an answer that states that small projects are less financially risky or more stable/safe than large ones.

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1. This would apply to all projects. So it doesn’t provide support for why we should choose small ones instead of big ones.
2. This might actually weaken the argument. If it’s as easy to scrap small ones as big ones, then maybe they’re not more stable or safe.
3. CORRECT. If large projects are more likely to fail and financially risky than small ones, this gives us good reason for why we should favor small projects.
4. What project managers prefer is irrelevant to this risk assessment.
5. This addresses differences in research scope, which doesn’t fall under financial risk or likelihood of failure.