LSAT 150 – Section 2 – Question 18

LSAT 150 - Section 2 - Question 18

June 2018

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT150 S2 Q18
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Fill in the blank +Fill
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
Quantifier +Quant
A
6%
155
B
88%
163
C
2%
153
D
2%
149
E
2%
154
137
144
152
 +Medium 145.632 +SubsectionMedium

Some people prefer to avoid facing unpleasant truths and resent those whose unwanted honesty forces them into such a confrontation. Others dislike having any information, however painful, knowingly withheld from them. It is obvious then that if those in the former group are guided by the directive to treat others as they themselves want to be treated, _______.

Summary
Some people prefer to avoid facing unpleasant truths. These people resent those who force them into a confrontation with unwanted honesty. Other people dislike having any information withheld from them, including painful information.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
If people who prefer to avoid facing unpleasant truths are guided by the directive to treat others how they would want to be treated, they would withhold painful information from those who want all information given to them.

A
they will sometimes withhold comment in situations in which they would otherwise be willing to speak
This is unsupported because we don’t know in which situations members of the former group would usually be willing to speak.
B
they will sometimes treat those in the latter group in a manner the members of this latter group do not like
This is strongly supported because those in the former group, who wish to have painful information withheld, would do the same and withhold painful information from the latter group. The latter group does not like having any information withheld.
C
those in the latter group must be guided by an entirely different principle of behavior
This is unsupported because we don’t know what principles of behavior guide those in the latter group.
D
those in the latter group will respond by concealing unpleasant truths
This is unsupported because we don’t know that the latter group would reciprocate if the former group started withholding painful truths.
E
the result will meet with the approval of both groups
This is anti-supported because if the former group treated the latter how the former would want to be treated, then the former group would withhold painful information to the dismay of the latter group.

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