LSAT Inference from Passages 2

Question 1

A passage states: 'All mammals are warm-blooded. Whales are mammals.' Which conclusion is most strongly supported?

Accepted Answer

Whales are warm-blooded

Answer

The two premises logically entail that whales, as mammals, must be warm-blooded.

Question 2

A passage notes that sales of electric vehicles rose 40% when gas prices increased, and fell 10% when gas prices stabilized. What can most reasonably be inferred?

Accepted Answer

Consumer demand for EVs is sensitive to gas price fluctuations

Answer

The correlation between gas price changes and EV sales strongly suggests demand sensitivity to fuel costs.

Question 3

A passage describes a study where participants who slept fewer than six hours scored lower on memory tests than those who slept eight hours. Which inference is best supported?

Accepted Answer

Adequate sleep may be important for memory performance

Answer

The study supports a link between sleep duration and memory performance without establishing causation or permanence.

Question 4

A passage states that a city's crime rate fell after a new policing program began, but also notes that unemployment dropped during the same period. What can best be inferred?

Accepted Answer

Multiple factors may have contributed to the crime rate decline

Answer

The presence of two concurrent changes means the crime drop cannot be attributed solely to one factor.

Question 5

A passage argues that classical music education improves spatial reasoning in children. The author mentions that students in music programs also tend to have higher math scores. What can most reasonably be inferred?

Accepted Answer

Spatial reasoning and math performance may be related

Answer

The co-occurrence of improved spatial reasoning and math scores supports a possible relationship between the two abilities.

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LSAT Inference from Passages 2