LSAT 101 – Section 2 – Question 20

LSAT 101 - Section 2 - Question 20

December 1997

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PT101 S2 Q20
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Except +Exc
Weaken +Weak
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
7%
164
B
75%
169
C
6%
164
D
4%
160
E
8%
162
147
157
167
 +Harder 150.088 +SubsectionMedium

Anthropological studies indicate that distinct cultures differ in their moral codes. Thus, as long as there are distinct cultures, there are no values shared across cultures.

Summarize Argument
The author argues that there are no shared values across cultures as long as there are distinct cultures. She supports this by citing anthropological evidence: distinct cultures differ in their moral codes.

Notable Assumptions
Based on the fact moral codes differ between cultures, the author assumes that no two distinct cultures share the same moral value. This means she believes that all the values contained in a moral code are unique to that moral code. She also believes that when cultures differ on moral codes, they differ entirely rather than by degree or at the margins.

A
Anthropologists rely on inadequate translation techniques to investigate the values of cultures that use languages different from the anthropologists’ languages.
The study is flawed, so any conclusions drawn from the study are questionable. Here, anthropologists might not’ve correctly identified if moral codes really differ between cultures or not.
B
As a result of advancing technology and global communication, we will someday all share the same culture and the same values.
Whether or not we all share the same culture has no bearing on distinct cultures, even if those cultures exist only as hypotheticals. Since the author concludes about distinct cultures, this doesn’t weaken.
C
Although specific moral values differ across cultures, more general moral principles, such as “Friendship is good,” are common to all cultures.
Specific values differ, but foundational values show similarities among cultures. This means that some values, in a broad sense, may be shared among cultures.
D
The anthropologists who have studied various cultures have been biased in favor of finding differences rather than similarities between distinct cultures.
Anthropologists provide flawed studies, which means we can’t draw conclusions from them. This weakens the argument, which is supported only by an anthropological study.
E
What appear to be differences in values between distinct cultures are nothing more than differences in beliefs about how to live in accordance with shared values.
Contrary to the author’s conclusion, cultures actually do share values. The differences are actually about beliefs.

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