Q4 - Archaeologist: Our university museum possesses several

[Laura Damone]

Question Type:
ID the Conclusion

Stimulus Breakdown:
Main Conclusion: Our museum should return its artifacts. Premise: There's an overriding principle that artifacts belong by right to the nation in which they were discovered. Background info: The museum has several artifacts whose ownership is in dispute. Opposing point/Counterevidence: They were obtained legally.

Answer Anticipation:
Whenever you see a recommendation on the LSAT (in other words, any time you see the words "should" or "ought") it's almost guaranteed to be the main conclusion of the argument. This one is no exception.

Correct answer:
A

Answer choice analysis:
(A) Yep. That's exactly what the argument concludes.

(B) This is the argument's premise.

(C) This could be considered an Opposing point, though if you really want to be specific (and this is the LSAT, so you always want to be specific), the category "Counterevidence" is a better fit. Counterevidence is evidence that could be used to support an Opposing point, whether or not that point has be explicitly articulated. This argument never states an opposing point (that the artifacts should stay at the museum) but the fact that they were legally obtained could be used as evidence for that opposing point. In any case, it's definitely not the conclusion of the argument.

(D) This is background information.

(E) Like B, this is another articulation of the argument's premise.

Takeaway/Pattern:
Always prephase this type of question so you can say for sure the role that each line plays. And if you see a recommendation, chances are, it's your main conclusion.

#officialexplanation

[CodyL443]

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[IsabellaB640]

Question Type:
ID the Conclusion

Stimulus Breakdown:
Main Conclusion: Our museum should return its artifacts. Premise: There's an overriding principle that artifacts belong by right to the nation in which they were discovered. Background info: The museum has several artifacts whose ownership is in dispute. Opposing point/Counterevidence: They were obtained legally.

Answer Anticipation:
Whenever you see a recommendation on the LSAT (in other words, any time you see the words "should" or "ought") it's almost guaranteed to be the main conclusion of the argument. This one is no exception.

Correct answer:
A

Answer choice analysis:
(A) Yep. That's exactly what the argument concludes.

(B) This is the argument's premise.

(C) This could be considered an Opposing point, though if you really want to be specific (and this is the LSAT, so you always want to be specific), the category "Counterevidence" is a better fit. Counterevidence is evidence that could be used to support an Opposing point, whether or not that point has be explicitly articulated. This argument never states an opposing point (that the artifacts should stay at the museum) but the fact that they were legally obtained could be used as evidence for that opposing point. In any case, it's definitely not the conclusion of the argument.

(D) This is background information.

(E) Like B, this is another articulation of the argument's premise.

Takeaway/Pattern:
Always prephase this type of question so you can say for sure the role that each line plays. And if you see a recommendation, chances are, it's your main conclusion.

#officialexplanation

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