LSAT 150 – Section 2 – Question 15

LSAT 150 - Section 2 - Question 15

June 2018

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT150 S2 Q15
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
89%
162
B
2%
153
C
0%
150
D
0%
141
E
8%
155
129
139
149
 +Easier 145.632 +SubsectionMedium

Children clearly have a reasonably sophisticated understanding of what is real and what is pretend. Once they have acquired a command of language, we can ask them which is which, and they generally get it right. Even a much younger child who runs away when she sees her father roaring and prowling like a lion does not act as though she thinks her father is actually a lion. If she believed that, she would be terrified. The pleasure children get from make-believe would be impossible to explain if they could not distinguish the real from the pretend.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that children have a good grasp on what’s real versus what’s pretend. For one thing, they can demonstrate their understanding if asked directly. For another, their make-believe games rely on being able to tell real and pretend apart.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is about how children think: “Children clearly have a reasonably sophisticated understanding of what is real and what is pretend.”

A
Children apparently have a reasonably sophisticated understanding of what is real and what is pretend.
Make-believe wouldn’t work without a good grasp on what’s real and what’s pretend, and children can tell the two apart if asked. Thus, children have a sophisticated understanding of what’s real and what’s pretend.
B
Children who have acquired a command of language generally answer correctly when asked about whether a thing is real or pretend.
This is a premise that supports the author’s argument. If children can answer correctly whether something is real or not, they clearly have a good understanding of real versus pretend.
C
Even a very young child can tell the difference between a lion and someone pretending to be a lion.
This is an example of children doing make-believe. Since they’re able to tell the difference between a pretend, fun lion and a real, terrifying lion, they must have a good grasp on what’s real and what’s pretend.
D
Children would be terrified if they believed they were in the presence of a real lion.
This supports the conclusion. Since children aren’t terrified in the presence of a pretend lion, they must know it isn’t real. Therefore, they have a good grasp on real versus pretend.
E
The pleasure children get from make-believe would be impossible to explain if they could not distinguish between what is real and what is pretend.
This premise supports the author’s conclusion. Since children are able to get pleasure from make believe, they must know what’s real and what’s pretend.

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