LSAT 133 – Section 2 – Question 23

LSAT 133 - Section 2 - Question 23

June 2011

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT133 S2 Q23
+LR
+Exp
Argument part +AP
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
3%
157
B
53%
168
C
19%
163
D
8%
160
E
18%
162
155
164
174
 +Hardest 147.633 +SubsectionMedium

Ethicist: It would be a mistake to say that just because someone is not inclined to do otherwise, she or he does not deserve to be praised for doing what is right, for although we do consider people especially virtuous if they successfully resist a desire to do what is wrong, they are certainly no less virtuous if they have succeeded in extinguishing all such desires.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The ethicist refutes the idea that those who are not inclined to do wrong don’t deserve to be praised for doing what is right. Why is that idea flawed? People who succeed in avoiding all desires to do what is wrong are just as virtuous as those who struggle to resist one desire at a time.

Identify Argument Part
This is a commonly held belief that the author says is not enough to support the claim being refuted. Although we tend to think people are especially virtuous for successfully resisting a desire, they are no more virtuous those who get rid of all their immoral desires. Therefore, they are not more deserving of praise.

A
It is a claim for which the argument attempts to provide justification.
The author says this claim is insufficient, and justifies why it is insufficient.
B
It makes an observation that, according to the argument, is insufficient to justify the claim that the argument concludes is false.
This is accurate. This part of the argument would support the claim being refuted, but the author shows why this commonly held belief isn’t enough to say that group deserves more praise.
C
It is a claim, acceptance of which, the argument contends, is a primary obstacle to some people’s having an adequate conception of virtue.
Adequate conceptions of virtue are not at issue in the argument. Additionally, the acceptance of this claim is not an obstacle as long as those who extinguish all desires are considered equally virtuous.
D
It is, according to the argument, a commonly held opinion that is nevertheless false.
The ethicist does not say that this assertion is false. It can be true that those individuals are especially virtuous, perhaps when compared to those who don’t resist desire. They just are no more virtuous than those who extinguish all desire.
E
It reports an observation that, according to the argument, serves as evidence for the truth of its conclusion.
This does not support the conclusion. It almost supports the claim that is being refuted, but the ethicist shows why it is insufficient.

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