LSAT 143 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q1

LR Question 1 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: When industries rapidly apply new technology, people…

QUESTION TYPE: Complete the Argument

CONCLUSION: Resisting new technology in industry is futile in the long run.

REASONING: If a firm resists new technology, then it will eventually be replaced by a different firm that did adopt new technology.

ANALYSIS: This passage is about how some firms and workers resist new technology in order to preserve jobs. But firms that do this for too long will go out of business, destroying all their jobs.

Therefore, the logical conclusion of the argument is that resisting new technology will not help preserve jobs in the long run.

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1. This is a confusing answer. What it actually says is: “Resisting technology will help create job security for workers”.
   That’s the opposite of what the argument is saying!
2. This contradicts the first sentence. The first sentence says that both skilled and unskilled people are affected by tech change. Those who can adapt to new technology prosper, while others lose their jobs.
3. CORRECT. This makes sense. Firms can resist job loss for a time by resisting new technology, but eventually those firms will go out of business, losing all jobs.
4. The argument supports the opposite conclusion: resisting technology will lead to a loss of jobs in the long run.
5. Nonsense. The argument is saying that resisting technology leads to job loss. So it doesn’t make sense to prioritize it!