June 2010 LSAT
Section 5
Question 27
Athena on September 5, 2022
Hi! I initially chose answer A as well, but after giving it some thought I think (keyword: think) I understand. Answer A talks about the proportion of the least well-off litigants, and as you point out this supports what the author says about the uplift fees helping those who are less off. However, helping the least well-off litigants isn't itself isn't the weakness, it's the fact that it ~only~ helps those litigants. Answer A says that contingency fees help those who are less well off, and I think you and I assumed that this supports that author's claim (based on what we learned in the passage). However, in the process, we assumed that because answer A supports the narrative that the contingency agreements help those who are less well off, it must disadvantage those who are well-off. I think if answer A were to be correct it would need to explicitly say something about it not helping those who are more well-off instead of just saying that it helps those who are less well-off. Hope that helps!