Question

The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore, if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions.

If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?

• A. Some lawyers who now advertise will charge more for specific services if they do not have to specify fee arrangements in the advertisements.
• B. More consumers will use legal services if there are fewer restrictions on the advertising of legal services.
• C. If the restrictions against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements are removed, more lawyers will advertise their services.
• D. If more lawyers advertise lower prices for specific services, some lawyers who do not advertise will also charge less than they currently charge for those services.

Hint:

The passage’s opening rule (fewer restrictions leads to more lawyers advertising) applies directly to the fee-arrangement example given.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept.
The passage gives a direct rule: fewer restrictions on advertising lead to more lawyers advertising. We need the option that must follow directly from the stated facts, not one that adds new, unsupported claims.

Step 2: Check option A.
The passage never claims advertising lawyers would raise prices once a specific rule is lifted; this is an unsupported guess, not a certainty.

Step 3: Check option B.
The passage talks about advertising and pricing, not about how many consumers choose to use legal services at all; this claim goes beyond what is stated.

Step 4: Check option D.
The passage never claims that non-advertising lawyers will change their own prices in response to others advertising; this is an extra, unsupported leap.

Step 5: Check option C.
Removing the fee-arrangement restriction is simply one example of “removing a restriction”, and the passage's very first sentence already states that fewer restrictions directly lead to more lawyers advertising. This option is a direct, guaranteed restatement of the given premise.

Step 6: Final Answer.
Option C must be true, since it follows straight from the stated first premise.