LSAT 130 – Section 3 – Question 04

LSAT 130 - Section 3 - Question 04

September 2009

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PT130 S3 Q04
+LR
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Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
1%
157
B
0%
152
C
2%
155
D
10%
155
E
87%
164
135
144
153
 +Medium 145.135 +SubsectionEasier

Politician: Suppose censorship is wrong in itself, as modern liberals tend to believe. Then an actor’s refusing a part in a film because the film glamorizes a point of view abhorrent to the actor would be morally wrong. But this conclusion is absurd. It follows that censorship is not, after all, wrong in itself.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The politician concludes that censorship is not wrong in itself. He supports this by saying that if censorship were wrong, then it would be wrong for an actor to refuse a role in a film that promotes a viewpoint she finds unacceptable, which is an absurd conclusion.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The politician claims that censorship is not wrong because an actor refusing to participate in a film is not wrong. He conflates the actor’s refusal with censorship, assuming that refusing to participate in a film is in fact censorship. But if refusing to participate in a film does not amount to censorship, then the politician’s argument falls apart.

A
presumes, without providing justification, that actors would subscribe to any tenet of modern liberalism
The politician never assumes that actors would fully subscribe to modern liberalism. Instead, he concludes that modern liberals’ views on censorship are incorrect based on an assumption that an actor refusing to participate in a film is censorship.
B
uses the term “liberal” in order to discredit opponents’ point of view
The politician calls his opponents "modern liberals," but he doesn't do so to discredit their views. Instead, he tries to discredit their point of view with an example he says is absurd.
C
takes for granted that there is a moral obligation to practice one’s profession
The researcher never assumes that actors have a moral obligation to participate in certain films. Instead, he assumes that actors’ refusal to participate in certain films amounts to censorship.
D
draws a conclusion that is inconsistent with a premise it accepts
The politician’s premise may not support his conclusion well, but the two are not inconsistent or contradictory.
E
presumes, without providing justification, that declining a film role constitutes censorship in the relevant sense
The politician assumes, without providing justification, that actors refusing to participate in certain films is an example of censorship. But if this refusal is not actually censorship, then the politician’s argument falls apart.

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