LSAT 134 – Section 3 – Question 10

LSAT 134 - Section 3 - Question 10

October 2011

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PT134 S3 Q10
+LR
Argument part +AP
A
2%
157
B
3%
164
C
2%
156
D
92%
165
E
1%
154
120
133
146
 +Easiest 146.872 +SubsectionMedium

People often admonish us to learn the lessons of history, but, even if it were easy to discover what the past was really like, it is nearly impossible to discover its lessons. We are supposed, for example, to learn the lessons of World War I. But what are they? And were we ever to discover what they are, it is not clear that we could ever apply them, for we shall never again have a situation just like World War I.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that people are wrong to say that we should learn the lessons of history. This is because the lessons are difficult to discern, and it’s not certain they could ever be applied even if we discovered them.

Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is the position that the author’s argument is disputing. Even trying to learn the lessons of history, the author argues, is ultimately a waste of time.

A
It sets out a problem the argument as a whole is designed to resolve.
The argument isn’t trying to resolve a problem. It’s disputing the view—that we should learn the lessons of history—expressed in the referenced text.
B
It is compatible with accepting the argument’s conclusion and with denying it.
The author concludes that discovering the lessons of history is a fruitless task. The referenced text meanwhile states that we should try to discover them, which contradicts the conclusion.
C
It is a position that the argument simply takes for granted is false.
The author doesn’t take for granted that we shouldn’t learn the lessons of history. Instead, she argues it’s a pointless endeavor to undertake.
D
It expresses the position the argument as a whole is directed toward discrediting.
The referenced text says that we should learn the lessons of history. The author says we shouldn’t, since the lessons of history are difficult to discover and of little practical value. Thus, the author attempts to discredit the position expressed in the referenced text.
E
It is an assumption that is required in order to establish the argument’s conclusion.
The author doesn’t assume that we should learn the lessons of history. Instead, she argues against this position.

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