Principle: "Resources should be allocated where they produce the greatest benefit." Which most conflicts with this?
A
Funding cancer research that could save millions of lives
B
Spending equal amounts on every disease regardless of prevalence
C
Investing in preventative healthcare
D
Funding education to improve long-term health outcomes
✓ Correct Answer: Option B
Equal spending regardless of prevalence ignores whether resources produce greater or lesser benefit — directly conflicting with the greatest-benefit principle.
💡 Why is B) the correct answer?
The correct answer to the question "Principle: "Resources should be allocated where they produce the greatest benefit." Which most conflicts with this?" is Option B: Spending equal amounts on every disease regardless of prevalence.
The other options — A) Funding cancer research that could save millions of lives, C) Investing in preventative healthcare, D) Funding education to improve long-term health outcomes — are incorrect for this LSAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: Equal spending regardless of prevalence ignores whether resources produce greater or lesser benefit — directly conflicting with the greatest-benefit principle.
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