LSAT 105 – Section 1 – Question 17

LSAT 105 - Section 1 - Question 17

February 1999

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT105 S1 Q17
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
53%
167
B
19%
164
C
4%
159
D
3%
164
E
21%
163
147
164
180
 +Hardest 147.243 +SubsectionMedium

The difference between manners and morals is that the former are necessarily social in nature whereas the latter are not necessarily social in nature. So the rules of etiquette do not apply when one is alone.

Summary
The difference between manners and morals is that manners are necessarily social in natural whereas morals are not necessarily social in nature. Therefore, the rules of etiquette do not apply when someone is alone.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
If a situation involves etiquette, then that situation involves manners.
If a situation is social, then a person in that situation cannot be alone.
There are some situations involving morality that are not social in nature.

A
One could be immoral without ever having caused any other person any harm.
This answer is strongly supported. If morals do not necessarily require any social situation, then there are some situations of morality that are not social in nature. Therefore, someone could act immorally and not affect another person.
B
No immoral act could be a violation of the rules of etiquette.
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus never provided a connection between morality and manners. There could be some situations that involve both morality and manners.
C
The rules of morality apply only when one is alone.
This answer is unsupported. We know from the stimulus that morals are not necessarily social in nature. This does not mean that there are no situations involving morals that are social. It only means that social connections are not required for morals.
D
It is more important to be moral than to have good manners.
This answer is unsupported. The author never makes a value judgement about whether morals or manners are more important.
E
What is social in nature could not be a matter of morality.
This answer is unsupported. We know from the stimulus that morals are not necessarily social in nature. This does not mean that there are no social situations that involve morals. It only means that social connections are not required for morals.

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