LSAT 119 – Section 4 – Question 03

LSAT 119 - Section 4 - Question 03

June 2005

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT119 S4 Q03
+LR
+Exp
Inference +Inf
A
3%
154
B
91%
162
C
3%
155
D
1%
156
E
2%
151
128
138
147
 +Easier 145.1 +SubsectionEasier

Having lived through extraordinary childhood circumstances, Robin has no conception of the moral difference between right and wrong, only between what is legally permitted and what is not. When Robin committed an offense, Robin did not recognize the fact that it was a morally wrong act, despite knowing that it was illegal.

Summary
Robin lived through extraordinary childhood circumstances.
Robin committed an offense.
Robin doesn’t know the moral difference between right and wrong.
Robin did not recognize that her offense was morally wrong.
Robin does know the difference between what is legally permitted and what is not.
Robin did recognize that her offense was illegal.

Very Strongly Supported Conclusions
Robin’s offense was illegal.
Robin’s offense was morally wrong.

A
Robin committed no offense that was not legally permissible.
Anti-supported. Robin committed an offense that was illegal, meaning it was not legally permissible.
B
Robin did something that was morally wrong.
Very strongly supported. In telling us that Robin didn’t recognize that the offense she committed was morally wrong, the author implies that the act was, in fact, wrong, although Robin did not realize it.
C
Moral ignorance is never excusable in the eyes of the law.
Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t indicate whether Robin’s moral ignorance constitutes a legal excuse for her behavior.
D
Robin’s childhood could have provided more adequate moral training even in the circumstances.
Unsupported. The stimulus gives no information about what was or was not theoretically possible under the circumstances of Robin’s childhood.
E
Robin could now be brought to see the moral difference between right and wrong.
Unsupported. The stimulus gives no information about Robin’s capacity to learn the moral difference between right and wrong.

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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension

Section 2 - Logical Reasoning

Section 3 - Logical Reasoning

Section 4 - Logical Reasoning

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