LSAT 123 – Section 3 – Question 03

LSAT 123 - Section 3 - Question 03

June 2007

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PT123 S3 Q03
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
2%
142
B
0%
137
C
18%
146
D
1%
139
E
79%
152
122
134
146
 +Easiest 144.044 +SubsectionEasier

Carolyn: The artist Marc Quinn has displayed, behind a glass plate, biologically replicated fragments of Sir John Sulston’s DNA, calling it a “conceptual portrait” of Sulston. But to be a portrait, something must bear a recognizable resemblance to its subject.

Arnold: I disagree. Quinn’s conceptual portrait is a maximally realistic portrait, for it holds actual instructions according to which Sulston was created.

Speaker 1 Summary
Carolyn’s implicit conclusion is that the “portrait” of Sulston isn’t actually a portrait. This is because in order for something to be a portrait of a thing, it must have a recognizable resemblance to that thing. Sulston’s “portrait” is just fragments of DNA, which Carolyn thinks does not resemble Sulston.

Speaker 2 Summary
Arnold believes the “portrait” is a portrait. This is because it contains the genetic instructions according to which Sulston was created.

Objective
We’re looking for a disagreement. The speakers disagree on whether the “portrait” is really a portrait. Carolyn thinks it isn’t. Arnold thinks it is.

A
should be considered to be art
Neither speaker has an opinion. Nobody discusses what is or is not art, only what is or is not a portrait.
B
should be considered to be Quinn’s work
Neither speaker has an opinion. Nobody discusses whether the work is appropriately considered Quinn’s.
C
bears a recognizable resemblance to Sulston
Arnold has no opinion. He doesn’t suggest that the portrait does or does not resemble Sulston. Arnold simply applies a different rule, unrelated to resemblance, for determining that something is a portrait.
D
contains instructions according to which Sulston was created
Carolyn has no opinion. She doesn’t speak to whether the DNA fragments contain instructions according to which Sulston was created.
E
is actually a portrait of Sulston
This is a point of disagreement. Carolyn’s implicit conclusion is that it’s not a portrait of Sulston. Arnold’s conclusion is that it is a portrait of Sulston.

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