LSAT 137 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q10

LR Question 10 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Annie: Our university libraries have been sadly…

QUESTION TYPE: Point At Issue

ARGUMENTS: Annie says that administrators caused the library’s woes, and a tax on students should be used to pay to fix the problem.

Matilda doesn’t think the students should pay.

ANALYSIS: With point at issue questions, you must find something that both speakers talk about, and disagree on.

Annie and Matilda agree there is a problem, and that the administration is to blame. They disagree on whether students should pay.

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1. Both agree that administrators are to blame.
2. Neither Annie nor Matilda talks about how fast the problem could be solved. Matilda doesn’t even mention a solution.
3. Matilda doesn’t mention benefits. She just says students shouldn’t pay anything.
4. CORRECT. Yes. The students aren’t responsible. Annie says they should nonetheless pay a fee to fix things, while Matilda disagrees.
5. Annie doesn’t say whether there are alternatives to student fees.