LSAT 88, Logical Reasoning I, Q1, LSATHacks

LR Question 1 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

CONCLUSION: CEOs getting paid many times more than the average worker is unjustified.

REASONING: CEOs don’t work many times harder than the average worker.

ANALYSIS: We’re looking for an answer choice that justifies why CEOs shouldn’t be paid several times more if they don’t work several times harder than average workers. What’s important is that the answer choice provides something to connect “working hard” with “how much pay” someone would get.

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1. CORRECT. If people’s pay should be proportional to how hard they work and the CEO doesn’t work many times harder than a normal worker, then a CEO shouldn’t be paid that many times more.
2. How much someone contributes to the overall company success isn’t equal to how hard they work. It could be that someone works super hard but doesn’t end up contributing much success.
3. This is also out of scope. Working hard also isn’t equal to what someone needs to sustain a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.
4. “Should” in this answer choice indicates that this answer choice is making a judgement. We’re not interested in what “should” happen. This does nothing to link working hard with payment.
5. Obligations are out of scope. Eliminate.

Recap: The question begins with “Activist: The average CEO is paid many times more than”. It is a Principle question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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