LSAT 101 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q10

LR Question 10 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Economist: The economy seems to be heading out…

QUESTION TYPE: Role in Argument

CONCLUSION: The economy is probably coming out of recession.

REASONING: Consumers are buying more durable goods. This means they expect growth.

ANALYSIS: The argument has this structure:

Consumers buy goods ➞ This means they expect growth ➞ This means the recession will probably end.

The fact that consumers are buying durable goods is evidence that supports the conclusion.

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1. The argument does explain why people buy more goods: they expect growth. But that wasn’t why the economist told us this fact. He told us this because it shows the economy will start growing again.
2. Not necessarily. The economy might start growing again even if consumers don’t buy new durable goods.
3. This gets it backwards. This fact about consumers lets us deduce that the recession will soon end.
4. This is backwards. We can guess that consumers expect growth because they buy more durable goods.
5. CORRECT. See the analysis section. This fact about consumers tells us they expect growth, and therefore the recession might end.

Recap: The question begins with “Economist: The economy seems to be heading out”. It is a Role in Argument question. Learn more about LSAT Role questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.