LSAT 144 – Section 2 – Question 23

LSAT 144 - Section 2 - Question 23

October 2015

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT144 S2 Q23
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
Link Assumption +LinkA
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
159
B
1%
150
C
1%
150
D
35%
161
E
63%
166
146
158
170
 +Harder 148.975 +SubsectionMedium

Well-intentioned people sometimes attempt to resolve the marital problems of their friends. But these attempts are usually ineffectual and thereby foster resentment among all parties. Thus, even well-intentioned attempts to resolve the marital problems of friends are usually unjustified.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that people’s well-intentioned attempts to solve their friends’ marital problems are usually unjustified. In support, the author explains that these attempts usually don’t work, and instead just cause resentment.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that there’s a link between a well-intentioned attempt to solve a problem being ineffectual and causing resentment, and whether that attempt was justified.

A
One should get involved in other people’s problems only with the intention of producing the best overall consequences.
This is irrelevant, because the domain of the argument is already limited to well-intentioned attempts. This doesn’t tell us anything about why such an attempt could be unjustified.
B
Interpersonal relations should be conducted in accordance with doing whatever is right, regardless of the consequences.
This is irrelevant. The author never mentions what kinds of actions are “right,” only what’s “justified.” This doesn’t help us with justification at all.
C
Good intentions are the only legitimate grounds on which to attempt to resolve the marital problems of friends.
This still doesn’t help us with the element of justification, and so doesn’t strengthen the argument.
D
The intentions of an action are irrelevant to whether or not that action is justified.
This doesn’t strengthen because it still doesn’t tell us what contributes to an action being justified. Intentions are irrelevant, great, but we still don’t know how an action being ineffectual and causing resentment cause it to be unjustified.
E
No actions based on good intentions are justified unless they also result in success.
This affirms the author’s assumption that a well-intentioned action being ineffectual makes that action unjustified, and so strengthens the argument.

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