LSAT Question Explanation
PT 105, Section 1, Question 13
Method of ReasoningArgument structure
An artist is morally obliged to repay public subsidies if their project is successful enough to do so.
The repaid money will be returned and distributed to other artists who deserve subsidies.
Explanation
There's only one piece of evidence here, so the correct answer should just describe it. It seems that the author thinks artists should repay subsidies to "pay it forward" to other artists, or pass on an advantage they themselves had to the newer generation.
Answer choices
The stimulus never says this.
This describes the evidence that the author uses in an attempt to prove their conclusion.
The stimulus never says this.
The stimulus never says anything about benefits to the artist who would be repaying, only to the artists who might receive new subsidies funded by the repayment.
We don't know about the costs and benefits to the artist who is repaying.