LSAT 1 – Section 4 – Question 20
LSAT 1 - Section 4 - Question 20
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| Question QuickView |
Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT1 S4 Q20 |
+LR
| Except +Exc Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method | A
7%
148
B
3%
149
C
5%
151
D
82%
161
E
4%
151
|
132 142 153 |
+Medium | 144.766 +SubsectionEasier |
This is a method of reasoning “except” question, which means there will be 4 answer choices that are method of reasoning answer choices that are correct and one that is not a method of reasoning used in the argument - the latter is the correct answer. We know this is a MR question because of the questions stem: In order to advance her point of view, the author does all of the following EXCEPT...
The first sentence gives us a question: do people who pluck their gray hairs out have a more negative attitude toward older people than those who don’t care about their grays? The answer is given in a conditional: If a person’s psychopathology does not make them overgeneralize, there is no connection. This is because it’s fine to dislike the idea of getting older while liking elderly people. The other reason is that it’s immoral to dislike older people just because they’re old, according to the stimulus. Adding onto this, there is nothing wrong about disliking the idea of getting older. That conditional is our conclusion and everything after that is support given for this conclusion.
Answer Choice (A) describes what the conclusion is doing - it’s saying the assertion posed in the question is not necessary.
Answer Choice (B) is what the author is doing in the third sentence: “Clearly, it is reasonable...”
Answer Choice (C) is a method of reasoning employed in the stimulus - the general principle is the fact that it is immoral to be ageist.
Correct Answer Choice (D) is a method of reasoning that is NOT used in the stimulus. We’re leaning into stereotypes of the elderly (graying, eyesight), not discrediting them.
Answer Choice (E) is a method used - it’s the fourth sentence.
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