LSAT 158 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q23

LR Question 23 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Journalist: Drivers of sport utility vehicles correctly …

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

CONCLUSION: If strong cancer cures are developed, people will likely engage more in risky behaviors.

REASONING: SUV drivers feel safer and therefore drive less carefully.

ANALYSIS: The journalist is using an analogy. They give one example (SUV drivers) and then apply the same idea to a different situation (cancer cures).

The pattern in both situations is the same. People believe they are protected from harm, so they become less cautious and take more risks. That’s the underlying principle the argument relies on.

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1. This is about choosing between multiple safety measures, which isn’t what’s happening here.
2. CORRECT. Protection from harm leads to riskier behavior.
3. Too extreme. We don’t need people to think SUVs or smoking won’t harm them at all.
4. This compares known vs. unknown risks, but both situations in the stimulus are known risks.
5. We’re not discussing prioritizing competing harms. It’s about becoming less careful when protected.