LSAT 101 – Section 2 – Question 09

LSAT 101 - Section 2 - Question 09

December 1997

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PT101 S2 Q09
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
Rule-Application +RuleApp
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
6%
161
B
2%
157
C
88%
168
D
0%
167
E
4%
158
139
148
157
 +Medium 150.088 +SubsectionMedium

Historian: Anyone who thinks that the terrors of the ancient regime of Q were exclusively the work of fanatics is overlooking a basic truth: the regime was made up primarily of ordinary people enthusiastically seeking paradise. The regime executed many people in pursuit of its goal; but it later became clear that paradise, as they defined it, is unrealizable. So at least some of the ordinary people of Q were in fact murderers.

A
The pursuit of paradise does not justify murder.
We never talked about “justifying” murder. Besides, the historian leaves open the possibility that murder would’ve been acceptable in Q had paradise been an attainable goal.
B
The pursuit of paradise justifies fanaticism.
The historian argues that ordinary people pursuing paradise are just ordinary people, not fanatics. We don’t care about what justifies being a fantatic.
C
Execution in pursuit of what is later found to be unattainable constitutes murder.
The historian concludes that many ordinary people in Q were murders precisely because their goal of paradise was unattainable. This principle perfectly validates that claim.
D
Fanaticism in pursuit of paradise constitutes inhumanity.
The historian never talks about inhumanity.
E
Enthusiasm in pursuit of what is eventually found to be unattainable constitutes fanaticism.
The historian says those people weren’t fanatics. Murderers, yes. But not fanatics.

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