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Public interest law focuses on the legal issues that affect the entire community or involve broad areas of public concern, such as illegal discrimination, environmental protection, child welfare, and domestic violence. A particular nonprofit agency focusing on public interest law is woefully understaffed; many lawyers are urgently needed to continue its important work providing low-cost legal services to residents who are unable to afford a private attorney. In order to fill these vacancies as efficiently as possible, the agency should advertise the jobs to students in this year’s graduating class at the local law school to encourage them to enter the field of public interest law.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the recommendation above EXCEPT:
(A). Positions in corporate law that are advertised at the local law school have higher average salaries than do legal positions at nonprofit agencies.
(B). The local law school maintains an active placement service for its graduates and publicizes job openings in the community to its graduating class.
(C). The open positions at the nonprofit agency require several years of prior experience in the practice of law.
(D). Several lawyers recently left the nonprofit agency because the agency’s salaries did not enable the lawyers to make their student loan payments.
(E). The local law school is ranked third highest in the country, and graduates of the school aspire to work for large, highly rated law firms located in major cities.
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Each of the following, if true, weakens the recommendation above EXCEPT:
(A). Positions in corporate law that are advertised at the local law school have higher average salaries than do legal positions at nonprofit agencies.
(B). The local law school maintains an active placement service for its graduates and publicizes job openings in the community to its graduating class.
(C). The open positions at the nonprofit agency require several years of prior experience in the practice of law.
(D). Several lawyers recently left the nonprofit agency because the agency’s salaries did not enable the lawyers to make their student loan payments.
(E). The local law school is ranked third highest in the country, and graduates of the school aspire to work for large, highly rated law firms located in major cities.
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13 Oct 2019, 10:15
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Official Explanation
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE QUESTION TYPE
This is a Weaken EXCEPT question. Look for an answer that strengthens the argument or that simply has no effect on the argument.
STEP 2: UNTANGLE THE STIMULUS
The recommendation is the final sentence, identified by the key word “should.” The conclusion states that “the agency should advertise” the available jobs to “this year’s graduating class at the local law school” and that this is the most efficient way to fill the vacancies. The evidence is that “many lawyers are urgently needed” to fill open positions at the agency.
STEP 3: PREDICT THE ANSWER
In this argument, the central assumption is that advertising to the local law school’s current graduating class is the most efficient way to fill the agency’s vacancies. The four incorrect answers will make the assumption less likely, thus weakening the recommendation. The one correct answer will either make it more likely that advertising in the recommended way will be the most efficient way to fill the vacancies or will be irrelevant to the conclusion.
STEP 4: EVALUATE THE CHOICES
(A) has no effect on the conclusion and is correct. The agency doesn’t need to attract every or even many graduates for advertising at the law school to be the most effective strategy to fill its positions, and while corporate salaries may be higher, public interest salaries may still be high enough to attract enough new lawyers.
(B) points out that the local law school is already providing information about the positions to its graduating class, making it less likely that the advertising will have any effect.
(C) suggests that the graduating students would not be qualified to fill the positions at the agency and thus weakens the argument.
(D) states that several of the agency’s vacancies are due to lawyers leaving the agency because of low pay, making it more likely that salaries, not advertising, are the issue.
(E) makes it less likely that the agency’s advertising will have a receptive audience.
Answer: A
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE QUESTION TYPE
This is a Weaken EXCEPT question. Look for an answer that strengthens the argument or that simply has no effect on the argument.
STEP 2: UNTANGLE THE STIMULUS
The recommendation is the final sentence, identified by the key word “should.” The conclusion states that “the agency should advertise” the available jobs to “this year’s graduating class at the local law school” and that this is the most efficient way to fill the vacancies. The evidence is that “many lawyers are urgently needed” to fill open positions at the agency.
STEP 3: PREDICT THE ANSWER
In this argument, the central assumption is that advertising to the local law school’s current graduating class is the most efficient way to fill the agency’s vacancies. The four incorrect answers will make the assumption less likely, thus weakening the recommendation. The one correct answer will either make it more likely that advertising in the recommended way will be the most efficient way to fill the vacancies or will be irrelevant to the conclusion.
STEP 4: EVALUATE THE CHOICES
(A) has no effect on the conclusion and is correct. The agency doesn’t need to attract every or even many graduates for advertising at the law school to be the most effective strategy to fill its positions, and while corporate salaries may be higher, public interest salaries may still be high enough to attract enough new lawyers.
(B) points out that the local law school is already providing information about the positions to its graduating class, making it less likely that the advertising will have any effect.
(C) suggests that the graduating students would not be qualified to fill the positions at the agency and thus weakens the argument.
(D) states that several of the agency’s vacancies are due to lawyers leaving the agency because of low pay, making it more likely that salaries, not advertising, are the issue.
(E) makes it less likely that the agency’s advertising will have a receptive audience.
Answer: A
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We are looking for an option that either increases our belief in the conclusion or has no impact on it. Only option B is one such option. It doesn't impact the conclusion at all, and thus doesn't weaken it.
