LSAT 157 – Section 3 – Question 22

LSAT 157 - Section 3 - Question 22

June 2020

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PT157 S3 Q22
+LR
Argument part +AP
A
28%
156
B
9%
148
C
52%
161
D
2%
146
E
10%
152
143
157
170
 +Harder 145.111 +SubsectionEasier

Philosopher: Philosophers usually treat emotions as nonrational. But emotion is not nonrational: it only seems that way because language lacks the ability to convey adequate conceptions of emotion. The words we use to refer to emotions name only very general kinds of inner experience—excitement, calm, joy, and so on. Thus, for example, there is no language for describing just how one joy differs from another.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The philosopher argues that, contrary to others in his field, emotion is not nonrational. It only seems that way because language cannot convey emotion in its entirety. The words we use to describe certain feelings, such as joy, calm, etc., are very general. For example, there is language to describe how one feeling of “joy” differs from someone else’s experience of the same emotion.

Identify Argument Part
It is an example that the argument uses to support a claim (that the words we use to describe certain emotions are general) that supports the main conclusion.

A
It is an example of the phenomenon that the argument seeks to explain.
The statement is an example, but it is not the phenomenon that the argument seeks to explain. The argument seeks to explain why emotions are perceived as nonrational, not the lack of language itself.
B
It is the main conclusion of the argument.
It is not the main conclusion of the argument. This is an example that supports the main conclusion in the second sentence.
C
It is a specific instance illustrating a general claim, thereby indirectly supporting the conclusion.
The statement illustrates the general claim that language is inadequate for describing emotions in detail. This supports the conclusion that emotions are perceived as nonrational because of this inadequacy.
D
It is a concession to the view that the argument seeks to refute.
This is not a concession to the argument the author seeks to refute. This example supports the author’s hypothesis that refutes the other philosophers’ argument.
E
It is the explanation proposed for the phenomenon the argument seeks to explain.
This is not an explanation. The explanation is the author’s main conclusion.

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