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#33206
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13653)
The correct answer choice is (C)
This question asks for an important factor in the general public’s agreeing to particular government risk-prevention expenditures. The first such factor discussed in the passage is the degree of voluntariness, followed by that of other underlying considerations, such as approval of the purpose (as with the example of firefighter safety).
Answer choice (A): The author says that maximization of the number of lives saved, given the resources invested, should be the general policy, but this question deals with specific risk-reduction expenditures, which laypeople would decide upon based on considerations of factors such as voluntariness and purpose. Although this factor is discussed by the author, it is not mentioned as an important factor in the public’s agreeing to particular government risk expenditures, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (B): The author does not suggest that laypeople tend to defer to experts, but rather that they have their own inclinations regarding acceptable types of risk reduction expenditures, so this choice is not accurate according to the information presented in the passage and thus cannot be the right answer.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. As discussed in the passage discussion, a general belief as to whether a risk is taken on voluntarily or involuntarily is the first such consideration mentioned by the author.
Answer choice (D): The author says that the number of lives per dollar spent should be the primary consideration in creating the policy, but does not mention whether this consideration tends to advise laypeople’s opinions regarding specific risk-reduction measures.
Answer choice (E): Although this is a consideration that the author mentions, it is not said to be an important factor in laypeople’s willingness to support specific risk reduction measures.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13653)
The correct answer choice is (C)
This question asks for an important factor in the general public’s agreeing to particular government risk-prevention expenditures. The first such factor discussed in the passage is the degree of voluntariness, followed by that of other underlying considerations, such as approval of the purpose (as with the example of firefighter safety).
Answer choice (A): The author says that maximization of the number of lives saved, given the resources invested, should be the general policy, but this question deals with specific risk-reduction expenditures, which laypeople would decide upon based on considerations of factors such as voluntariness and purpose. Although this factor is discussed by the author, it is not mentioned as an important factor in the public’s agreeing to particular government risk expenditures, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (B): The author does not suggest that laypeople tend to defer to experts, but rather that they have their own inclinations regarding acceptable types of risk reduction expenditures, so this choice is not accurate according to the information presented in the passage and thus cannot be the right answer.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. As discussed in the passage discussion, a general belief as to whether a risk is taken on voluntarily or involuntarily is the first such consideration mentioned by the author.
Answer choice (D): The author says that the number of lives per dollar spent should be the primary consideration in creating the policy, but does not mention whether this consideration tends to advise laypeople’s opinions regarding specific risk-reduction measures.
Answer choice (E): Although this is a consideration that the author mentions, it is not said to be an important factor in laypeople’s willingness to support specific risk reduction measures.