LSAT 1 – Section 3 – Question 24
LSAT 1 - Section 3 - Question 24
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Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT1 S3 Q24 |
+LR
| Weaken +Weak | A
6%
154
B
5%
150
C
4%
151
D
7%
152
E
79%
161
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135 147 158 |
+Medium | 148.102 +SubsectionMedium |
This is a strengthening question, as we are asked: Which one of the following principles, if accepted, would contribute most to Shanna’s defense of her position against that of Jorge?
This stimulus is a dialogue, and our job is to specifically strengthen Shanna’s position against Jorge’s argument. Shanna argues that just by owning a piece of art, you have the right to destroy it should you want to. If we think about it, I’m sure many of us would disagree with Shanna. But our job is to support this position; if it’s yours, you can destroy it.
Jorge responds by arguing that although ownership gives you the right to possess an unique piece of art, you don’t have the right to destroy it. This is because a unique piece of art belongs to posterity (basically, humanity as a whole including those who don’t even exist yet), and so it must be preserved regardless of what you want. Ok, so Jorge thinks the value of unique art to humanity as a whole outweighs the individual rights of the owner. We should look for a principle that empowers the owner. Let’s see what we get:
Answer Choice (A) Well according to Shanna they would still be in their rights to destroy a great piece of art if they owned it and caring for it was inconvenient! But it should be obvious this doesn’t help our position at all.
Answer Choice (B) This principle supports Jorge!
Answer Choice (C) This is arguing that we shouldn’t destroy art because of its value to humanity - that’s Jorge’s position and not Shanna’s!
Answer Choice (D) This is undermining the rights of legal owners, which is the opposite of what we want to do.
Correct Answer Choice (E) The qualification about health and safety might throw you off but this is correct. If individuals can do what they want with their property so long as it doesn’t physically harm others, then they are allowed to destroy artwork they own.
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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
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Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
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