The stable functioning of a society

Answer choices

1. A

   Wrong Role10% picked this

   It is the conclusion of the

   The first sentence is the conclusion. On Role questions, the final claim is Support at least 80% of the time.

   10%
2. B

   Correct66% picked this

   It helps to support the conclusion of

   Why this is right

   This is saying Premise, a claim that helps to support the conclusion.

   Skill tested: Role · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   66%
3. C

   Wrong Role1% picked this

   It is a claim that must be refuted if the conclusion is

   This is saying our claim stands in the way of the conclusion. We have to strike it down to get to our conclusion. That's no way to talk about a Premise! A Premise is our bridge, our path to the conclusion. It's not a brick wall impeding our path.

   1%
4. D

   Not a Thing3% picked this

   It is a consequence of the

   This is not really anything we'd ever see. A logical consequence of a claim or a plan is something we'd sometimes see. For example, if I think that "Michael Jordan, who played in the 20th century, is the best basketball player ever", then a consequence of that view is that "the best basketball player did not play in the 19th century". A consequence / implication / inference of an argument would probably mean "something that can be inferred from the conclusion, assuming it's true". But when have you ever seen an argument on LSAT present evidence, present a conclusion, and then also present a further logical implication of that conclusion? If they did that, then we would just be calling the first conclusion an Intermediate Conclusion and the consequence of that conclusion would be the Main Conclusion. In short, this answer is gibberish.

   3%
5. E

   Wrong Role20% picked this

   It is used to illustrate the general principle that the

   This last claim isn't used to illustrate a general principle. It is a general principle that the argument presupposes. An illustration of a principle is a specific example of that principle. The main conclusion is a general principle, but an illustration of that would sound like, "Consider the society of Atlantis. The citizens of Atlantis kept changing their ideas about the goals of life, and thus their society was not able to function in a stable manner."

   20%