May 2020 LSAT Section 3 Question 12

The only effective check on grass and brush fires is rain. If the level of rainfall is below normal for an extended p...

cco on May 20, 2021

How do you resolve the paradox in this question?

I am a little confused by the correct answer's mention of vegetation. Is it reasonable to infer that more rainfall causes increased vegetation and therefore, more financial damage will result from a brush fire?

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MikeM on June 13, 2021

Hello. Yes, this was also how I understood the answer. It suggests that these large fires need a lot of vegetation for fuel. If this is true, then during a drought we could assume that this large level of vegetation is not present, just using what we know to be true about plants and water.

Emil-Kunkin on September 25, 2022

This is spot on! Drought means less vegetation, which means less intense fires