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Complete Question Explanation

Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (B)

When there is economic growth, there is an increase in business demand for new technologies.
While there are only a few businesses supplying these new technologies, there are many interested
buyers. Yet, the author says, speeding up the rate of technological change can cause both buyers and
sellers of new technology to fail.

The stimulus, in this case, is merely a presentation of facts—there is no argument made and no
conclusion drawn. When a stimulus is a simple fact set such as this one, a Must Be True question is
likely to follow.

The stimulus is indeed followed by a Must Be True question, so the correct answer choice must
pass the Fact Test; the right answer to a Must Be True question can always be confirmed by the
information presented in the stimulus.

Answer choice (A): The author provides no comparison between the chances of success for suppliers
of new technology and other businesses, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be eliminated
from contention.

Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice, bolstered by the particularly soft language
used in this choice. Suppliers of new technologies might not always profit from economic
growth. The stimulus provides that economic growth can sometimes increase the demand for new
technology, but an increase in the rate of technological change, the author says, can cause suppliers
to fail.

Answer choice (C): Although the author does say that economic growth can increase the demand for
new technologies, there is absolutely no suggestion that new technology development can accelerate
economic growth in general.

Answer choice (D): The author does not discuss when new technology suppliers are most likely to
prosper, so this cannot be the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (E): The author does not suggest that business failures are more common during
times of economic growth, but rather says that times of quick technological change can cause both
buyers and sellers of new technology to fail.
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Administrator wrote:Complete Question Explanation

Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (B)

When there is economic growth, there is an increase in business demand for new technologies.
While there are only a few businesses supplying these new technologies, there are many interested
buyers. Yet, the author says, speeding up the rate of technological change can cause both buyers and
sellers of new technology to fail.

The stimulus, in this case, is merely a presentation of facts—there is no argument made and no
conclusion drawn. When a stimulus is a simple fact set such as this one, a Must Be True question is
likely to follow.

The stimulus is indeed followed by a Must Be True question, so the correct answer choice must
pass the Fact Test; the right answer to a Must Be True question can always be confirmed by the
information presented in the stimulus.

Answer choice (A): The author provides no comparison between the chances of success for suppliers
of new technology and other businesses, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be eliminated
from contention.

Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice, bolstered by the particularly soft language
used in this choice. Suppliers of new technologies might not always profit from economic
growth. The stimulus provides that economic growth can sometimes increase the demand for new
technology, but an increase in the rate of technological change, the author says, can cause suppliers
to fail.

Answer choice (C): Although the author does say that economic growth can increase the demand for
new technologies, there is absolutely no suggestion that new technology development can accelerate
economic growth in general.

Answer choice (D): The author does not discuss when new technology suppliers are most likely to
prosper, so this cannot be the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (E): The author does not suggest that business failures are more common during
times of economic growth, but rather says that times of quick technological change can cause both
buyers and sellers of new technology to fail.

So for this one, I understand why B is correct. However, I am bit confused by why this classified as MBT question...this seems like Most strongly supported question...see my discussion here with Dave Killoran: https://forum.powerscore.com/lsat/viewt ... =2&t=15951

MBT questions read like : if the above statements are true, then which of the following must be true...this question stimulus is: which one of the following is MSS by the information, which if you look on the link I have posted above, you'll see this is called MSS. Not sure if MSS is subsumed in MBT. Seems like it, given Adminstrator's comment: "the stimulus is indeed followed by a Must Be True question"
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Hi Lanereuden,

Although "Must Be True" and "Most Strongly Supported" implying different degrees of certainty, even "Most Strongly Supported" answers will be supported to such a high extent that you do not need to approach these questions in a meaningfully different way. Recall that, on the thread you are referring to, Dave says, "It's going to be near certain, not that far away." So, that's a long way of saying that you can treat them both as MBTs.

(Just to avoid any other possible confusion you might be experiencing, the other thread is really more about the difference between strengthen and must be true, which turns on whether you are supposed to accept the stimulus as true or the answer choice as true, and that issue isn't relevant here.)

Great question, and enjoy your studies!

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