LSAT 105 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q2

LR Question 2 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: A director of the Rexx Pharmaceutical Company argued…

QUESTION TYPE: Weaken

CONCLUSION: The director claims vaccines are less profitable to market.

REASONING: You only have to give people a vaccine once, which reduces sales.

ANALYSIS: Most medicines don’t have many customers. You probably take 1-2 prescription drugs regularly, if you take any at all. There are thousands of drugs you’re not taking.

But, you’ve probably had vaccines. Almost everyone gets vaccinated for some vaccines.

So the amount of people taking vaccines can make up for the fact that people only take them once.

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1. CORRECT. This shows that vaccine sales could be quite profitable. More people take vaccines, even if they only get vaccinated once.
2. This doesn’t mean vaccines are useless. It might be better to prevent the disease with vaccines rather than the wait and treat it with medicine.
3. So? This doesn’t affect how profitable vaccines are or how often they are used.
4. This doesn’t affect the argument. It shows there is competition in the vaccine market, which lowers profits. But it could also be evidence that vaccine makers don’t need subsidies.
5. The company still has to pay for research and production costs. There’s no guarantee of a profit.

Recap: The question begins with “A director of the Rexx Pharmaceutical Company argued”. It is a Weaken question. Learn more about LSAT Weaken questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.