LSAT 109 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q13

LR Question 13 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Politician: The bill that makes using car phones while…

QUESTION TYPE: Sufficient Assumption

CONCLUSION: We should make it illegal to use cars phone while driving.

(No, not cell phones. Yes, this LSAT is that old.)

REASONING: People would drive more safely if it were illegal to use car phones.

ANALYSIS: The politician makes a good case that car phones are dangerous and that banning them will improve safety.

But, the politician forget that there might be advantages to using car phones. They help people communicate. Maybe the advantage to using them outweighs the safety risk.

The right answer settles this by saying we should always pass laws if they will increase safety.

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1. The politician already says that you drive safer if you pay attention to driving.
2. Even if legislation is the only way to reduce the threat of car phones, that doesn’t mean legislation is a good idea. Laws can have unwelcome side effects.
3. The politician already said (in the second sentence) that car phones make drivers less safe.
4. CORRECT. The law will make us safer. So if this answer choice is true, then we should pass the law.
5. The politician didn’t say whether car phone use by passengers should be banned.

Recap: The question begins with “Politician: The bill that makes using car phones while”. It is a Sufficient Assumption question. Learn how to master LSAT Sufficient questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.