LSAT 105 – Section 1 – Question 06

LSAT 105 - Section 1 - Question 06

February 1999

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT105 S1 Q06
+LR
Inference +Inf
A
6%
161
B
7%
158
C
75%
167
D
2%
154
E
9%
165
134
149
164
 +Medium 147.243 +SubsectionMedium

We should do what will make others more virtuous and not do what will make others less virtuous. It is an irony of human existence that praise makes those who are less virtuous more virtuous, while it makes those who are more virtuous less virtuous. And, of course, none except the more virtuous deserve praise.

Summary
If it makes others more virtuous → do it.
If it makes others less virtuous → do it.
For people who are more virtuous → praise makes them less virtuous.
For people who are less virtuous → praise makes them more virtuous.
Nobody except for the more virtuous deserve praise. In other words, if you’re not the more virtuous, you don’t deserve praise. If you are the more virtuous, then you do deserve praise.

Very Strongly Supported Conclusions
People who are more virtuous should not be praised (because it will make them less virtuous).
People who are less virtuous should be praised (because it will make them more virtuous).
People who deserve praise (the more virtuous) should not be praised.
People who do not deserve praise (the less virtuous) should be praised.
(Make sure to keep “should be praised” and “deserve praise” distinct. These are not the same concepts.)

A
We should withhold praise from those who deserve it least.
People who don’t deserve praise (the less virtuous) actually should be praised, because it will make them more virtuous.
B
We should not fail to praise those who deserve it most.
People who deserve praise (the more virtuous) actually should not be praised (because it will make them less virtuous).
C
We should praise those who do not deserve it and withhold praise from those who deserve it.
Supported. Those who don’t deserve it are the less virtuous. And we should praise the less virtuous (because it makes them more virtuous). Those who do deserve it are the more virtuous. And we should not praise them (because it makes them less virtuous).
D
We should praise everyone, regardless of whether or not they deserve it.
Anti-supported, because we should not praise the more virtuous (because it will make them less virtuous).
E
We should withhold praise from everyone, regardless of whether or not they deserve it.
Anti-supported, because we should praise the less virtuous (because it will make them more virtuous).

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