LSAT 139 – Section 1 – Question 12

LSAT 139 - Section 1 - Question 12

June 2013

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT139 S1 Q12
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Conditional Reasoning +CondR
A
17%
159
B
1%
157
C
2%
157
D
1%
158
E
79%
166
143
152
161
 +Medium 142.273 +SubsectionEasier

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One should apologize only to a person one has wronged, and only for having wronged that person. To apologize sincerely is to acknowledge that one has acted wrongfully. One cannot apologize sincerely unless one intends not to repeat that wrongful act. To accept an apology sincerely is to acknowledge a wrong, but also to vow not to hold a grudge against the wrongdoer.

Summary
Apologizing requires only apologizing to a person one has wronged and only for having wronged that person. Sincerely apologizing requires acknowledging one has acted wrongfully and intending not to repeat the act. Accepting an apology sincerely requires acknowledging a wrongful act and vowing not to hold a grudge against the wrongdoer.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
A sincerely offered and a sincerely accepted apology both require acknowledging a wrongful act.

A
If one apologizes and subsequently repeats the wrongful act for which one has apologized, then one has not apologized sincerely.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know what conditions are triggered whenever a person repeats a wrongful act.
B
One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not sincerely offered.
This answer is unsupported. Sincerely offering and sincerely accepting an apology are independent from each other in the stimulus.
C
If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize for that act.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know what conditions are triggered whenever a person commits a wrongful act.
D
An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be sincerely offered.
This answer is unsupported. Sincerely offering and sincerely accepting an apology are independent from each other in the stimulus.
E
An apology cannot be both sincerely offered and sincerely accepted unless each person acknowledges that a wrongful act has occurred.
This answer is strongly supported. Acknowledging a wrongful act has occurred is a necessary condition for both sincerely offering and sincerely accepting an apology.

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