LSAT 107 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q7

LR Question 7 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Conservationist: The population of a certain wildflower is so small…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Strengthen

CONCLUSION: The daisy should be introduced to cross-breed with the wildflower.

REASONING: The wildflower will soon become extinct. The cross-breed will be very different from the wildflower but at least this plans allows us to prevent total loss of the wildflower.

ANALYSIS: This is a reasonable argument. We need to make a value judgment to say that it is worthwhile to save the wildflower as a hybrid.

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1. The first part is good but the second isn’t. We actually are accepting a less valuable (or different) substitute for the organism. 
2. This sounds good except for the “vigorous” part. We don’t know if the hybrids will be more or less vigorous. 
3. CORRECT. The hybrid is the only way of preserving some of the wildflower. Otherwise, it will disappear completely. 
4. Only the wildflower risks being lost. The daisy will still be around.
5. There won’t be any negative impacts for the daisy.