LSAT Question Explanation
PT 105, Section 4, Question 25
Main ConclusionArgument structure
Midville is not more expensive to live in than nearby towns.
Midville does have a higher tax rate, but Midville residents often pay less for housing, transportation, and some services than residents of nearby towns.
Explanation
This argument is designed to support that Midville is not more expensive for residents than nearby towns are. Everything after the first sentence supports that point.
Answer choices
This is the main point that the author is trying to prove.
This could be true but is not the author's main point.
This is entirely outside the scope of the stimulus. We don't know if municipality funding generally makes services less expensive.
This is not what the author argues for. The residents may not mention the services when they make their argument that Midville is expensive, but that doesn't mean they don't know that the services exist.
Who knows. The author never claims this or tries to prove this.