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Using words like "should"

nathanieljschwartznathanieljschwartz Alum Member
in Logical Reasoning 1723 karma

Is the use of a word like "should" prescriptive on the LSAT.? What i mean is: if a stimulus says that something will happen or could happen, will that exclude an AC that says something " should " happen?

I see many parallel questions that will have a word like "should" in one of the answer choices and im starting to suspect that they are wrong bc the stimulus is not suggesting what ought to happen. Am i crazy here??

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  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    3072 karma

    Do you have a test and question number?

  • nathanieljschwartznathanieljschwartz Alum Member
    1723 karma

    @goingfor99th PT 33 S3 Q18 AC, E. It could be wrong for other reasons. But in the LSAT TRAINER he says that saying what we ought to do is a different conclusion

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited July 2017 3072 karma

    I haven't had a chance to look at the question, but this is probably the LSAT's way of testing us on the 'is-ought distinction.' The idea is that we cannot conclude 'what ought to be' from 'what is.'

    I'll look at the question later when I'm at home and see if I can't be more helpful.

  • nathanieljschwartznathanieljschwartz Alum Member
    1723 karma

    Thanks a ton

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