The United States government generally tries to protect valuable natural resources. But one resource has been ignored...

nybard April 17, 2016

Why not B?

I ended up going with ans choice B bc the question refers to "many state..." when talking about topsoil. I was just wondering when it was appropriate the make the assumption that "many" could mean "most"? Or should I just never make that assumption. Bc I did end up assuming that "many" could mean "most", the generalization about the total reduction in topsoil seemed like the best answer. Esp since I didn't make the connection that "allocations of some individual states" meant "state expenditures".

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Mehran May 2, 2016

@nybard thanks for your question as this is a very important point.

"Many" on the LSAT means "some" (i.e. at least one).

And if you think about it this makes total sense.

Would it be correct to assume that "many states" means 26 states?

Definitely not but we can say for sure that "at least one state" (and possibly more).

Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.