LSAT 152 – Section 4 – Question 18

LSAT 152 - Section 4 - Question 18

November 2018

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT152 S4 Q18
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Fact v. Belief v. Knowledge +FvBvK
A
36%
161
B
5%
157
C
48%
163
D
0%
156
E
10%
158
142
163
180
 +Hardest 147.181 +SubsectionMedium

Etiquette helps people to get along with each other. For example, it prevents people from inadvertently offending one another. While many people criticize etiquette because they believe it has no beneficial effects for society, these same people think that kindness and social harmony are good.

Summary
Etiquette helps people get along with each other. Some people criticize etiquette because they believe it has no beneficial effects for society. However, these same people also believe that social harmony is good.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Some people who criticize etiquette mistakenly believe that it has no beneficial effects for society.

A
Many people who criticize etiquette have contradictory views about etiquette.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether the people who think that etiquette helps people get along are also the same people who think etiquette has no beneficial effects for society. These are two different viewpoints embedded within the stimulus.
B
Many people have respect for etiquette even though they criticize it.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether the people who have respect for etiquette are the same people who criticize etiquette. These are two different viewpoints embedded within the stimulus.
C
Many people who criticize etiquette are mistaken about its beneficial effects for society.
This answer is strongly supported. Some people who criticize etiquette are mistaken about its beneficial effects because these same people think social harmony is beneficial.
D
If people were more considerate there would be no need for etiquette.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus what would cause the need for etiquette to decrease.
E
Kindness and social harmony are highly beneficial to society.
This answer is unsupported. To say that these factors are “highly” beneficial is too strong. They may be beneficial to some degree, but that degree is undetermined by the stimulus.

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