LSAT 147 – Section 1 – Question 13
LSAT 147 - Section 1 - Question 13
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| Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Analogy +An | A
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140
B
6%
154
C
3%
154
D
7%
158
E
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+Medium | 147.09 +SubsectionMedium |
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Weingarten argues that keeping animals in zoos is unethical, because it involves placing animals in unnatural environments just for humans’ amusement.
The author concludes that we should reject Weingarten’s claim that zoos are unethical. This is supported by the fact that Weingarten thinks owning pets is OK, and keeping pets involves placing animals in unnatural environments just for humans’ amusement.
Identify and Describe Flaw
The author thinks that pointing out a contradiction in Weingarten’s own beliefs constitutes a reason to reject Weingarten’s conclusion. But his conclusion — that zoos are unethical — can still be true, despite Weingarten having some beliefs that aren’t consistent with his own reasoning.
A
takes for granted that Weingarten owns one or more pets
The author doesn’t assume that Weingarten has pets. The premise concerns Weingarten’s opinion about owning pets and how this contradicts his own reasoning for believing that zoos are unethical.
B
inappropriately generalizes from a particular case
The author doesn’t argue that because Weingarten has one specific belief, he must have these other beliefs. Nor does the conclusion concern anyone else besides Weingarten. The reasoning attempts to point out an inconsistency in Weingarten’s views. That’s not generalizing.
C
misrepresents the conclusion of the opposing argument
The author does not misrepresent Weingarten’s claim that keeping animals in zoos is unethical. The author describes that claim accurately and doesn’t change the meaning of it.
D
takes a necessary condition for a practice’s being unethical as a sufficient condition for its being so
The argument isn’t based on conditional logic, so there’s no confusing of sufficient and necessary conditions. We don’t get anything that’s necessary in order to be unethical.
E
rejects a claim merely on the grounds that its proponent holds another view inconsistent with it
The author rejects Weingarten’s claim that zoo are unethical merely on the grounds that Weingarten believes that keeping pets is OK. Even though his view on pets is inconsistent with his view about zoos, that doesn’t constitute evidence that his conclusion is wrong.
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LSAT PrepTest 147 Explanations
Section 1 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
Section 2 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 3 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
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