LSAT 103 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q25

LR Question 25 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Credit card companies justify charging cardholders…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Parallel Reasoning

PRINCIPLE: If you expose others to financial risk, you should pay for that risk.

ANALYSIS: You’re looking for three things:

1. Financial Risk.
2. Caused by some, to others.
3. The individuals who cause the risk should pay.

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1. This is no good. Every student is paying for the actions of a few risky individuals.
2. CORRECT. This matches the principle. Sports car owners are financially risky, so they should pay more.
3. The stimulus talked about financial risk. This is just the risk that some books won’t get returned.
4. Same as C. Littering doesn’t cause financial risk.
5. This has nothing to do with any kind of risk. It just talks about the best way to maintain all roads.

Recap: The question begins with “Credit card companies justify charging cardholders”. It is a Principle question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.