LSAT 1 – Section 3 – Question 22

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June 1991

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve This gives you an idea of how this question is “curved”— in other words, what level of scorer is likely to get this question right. It shows a model of scaled LSAT score vs probability of getting the question correct. It is based on student test results for each question. The gray bar extends from the score for a 25% chance, to the score for a 75% chance of getting the question correct. The black line in the middle is the score for a 50% chance of getting the question correct. The percentage at the right is the expected chance of someone with the same score as you on that PrepTest getting that question correct	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT1 S3 Q22	+LR	Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw	A 31% 160 B 15% 151 C 4% 148 D 2% 148 E 48% 162	143 162 180	+Hardest	148.102 +SubsectionMedium

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This is a flaw/descriptive weakening question, and we know this because of the question stem: Which one of the following is a flaw in the argument?

The stimulus says that the 1980s has been characterized by a time of selfishness that is dangerous for our cohesiveness. The author then introduces his conclusion that selfish individualism that threatens the cohesion of society is true of any time. He supports this by saying that throughout history all humans have been motivated by selfishness. Then, he provides more support by saying even those acts that would be seen as “unselfish” were actually motivated by selfish concern for the human species.

Hold on - isn’t “selfish concern for the human species” not selfish? If you’re concerned for humans as a species, that’s not the same thing as selfish individualism.

Answer Choice (A) is not descriptively accurate - this claim is very important to providing support to the conclusion.

Answer Choice (B) is descriptively accurate but it’s not the flaw. We don’t need statistical evidence to prove the conclusion.

Answer Choice (C) is descriptively inaccurate; the argument says that selfishness occurs throughout history.

Answer Choice (D) is descriptively accurate; however, whether or not other species are selfish is inconsequential to the argument. We’re talking specifically about humans.

Correct Answer Choice (E) points out the equivocation flaw within the argument; there are two meanings of “selfish” being used: selfish individuals and self concern for the human species.

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