LSAT 148 – Section 4 – Question 26

LSAT 148 - Section 4 - Question 26

December 2016

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT148 S4 Q26
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Link Assumption +LinkA
Eliminating Options +ElimOpt
A
4%
158
B
82%
164
C
6%
156
D
5%
159
E
3%
156
140
149
158
 +Medium 147.694 +SubsectionMedium

A recent archaeological find in what was once the ancient kingdom of Macedonia contains the remains of the largest tomb ever found in the region. It must be the tomb of Alexander the Great since he was the greatest Macedonian in history, and so would have had the largest tomb. After all, he conquered an empire that stretched from Greece to much of Asia, though it collapsed after his death.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that a recently discovered tomb must be the tomb of Alexander the Great. This is because he would have had the largest tomb, and the recently discovered tomb is the largest tomb ever found in the region.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The author assumes that the largest tomb EVER FOUND is the largest tomb that existed. This overlooks the possibility that we haven’t found the largest tomb. The recently discovered tomb might be the largest found so far...but there could be larger tombs that we haven’t found.

A
takes for granted that greatness can be attained only by military conquest
The author believes Alexander’s conquests constitute a reason to think he was great. This doesn’t imply the author believes one cannot become great through other methods besides conquest.
B
takes for granted that the largest tomb found so far must be the largest that was built
The author overlooks the possibility that there are larger tombs in the region that we just haven’t found. If that’s true, we can’t conclude the largest tomb found so far must be Alexander’s. So the author must assume the largest one found so far is the largest that existed.
C
does not show how the recently discovered tomb compares with other tombs from the same period that have been found in other regions
How tombs in other regions compared to this tomb doesn’t affect the argument, because we have no reason to think tombs in other regions are relevant. The author’s assuming Alexander’s tomb was in the region we’re talking about.
D
fails to evaluate the significance of the fact that Alexander’s empire did not survive his death
The argument is concerned with whether a particular tomb was Alexander’s. What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died doesn’t affect the reasoning. We have a premise that says Alexander was the greatest Macedonian; what happened to his empire doesn’t change that fact.
E
takes for granted that archaeologists can determine the size of the tomb from its remains
We know the recently discovered tomb is the largest found in the region. Whether we determined the size from remains or from something else doesn’t matter. We know it’s the largest found, so questioning this fact isn’t where we’ll find a flaw.

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