June 2010 LSAT Section 4 Question 22

Consumer advocate: There is no doubt that the government is responsible for the increased cost of gasoline, because ...

frederickliu on December 31, 2022

Question about Answer Choice A

How does the government's ability to be responsible links the premise and the conclusion about the government is/should be responsible? It's like saying Tom can buy a car, but it doesn't mean that he should buy a car. The "can" throw me off.

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frederickliu on December 31, 2022

If it says "The government 'is/should' bear responsibility for that which it indirectly causes." then I would choose A.

Emil-Kunkin on January 8, 2023

Hi, this is a necessary assumption. We are looking for something the author must believe. Since they clearly believe that the government should bear responsibility for something it caused indirectly, then they must believe that it is possible for the government to bear responsibility for something that it caused indirectly. It sounds like you may have been treating this like a sufficient assumption question.