LSAT 105 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q17

LR Question 17 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The difference between manners and morals …

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

CONCLUSION: Etiquette rules don’t apply when you’re alone.

REASONING: Manners are necessarily social in nature, while morals are not.

ANALYSIS: Note that the argument does not say morals only apply when alone or that morals and manners never overlap.

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1. CORRECT. Morality is not necessarily social, so moral rules can apply even when you’re alone. So someone could be immoral even without harming anyone else.
2. It never says moral and etiquette rules can’t overlap. Some acts could be both immoral and a breach of etiquette.
3. It says morality isn’t necessarily social. That doesn’t mean it ONLY applies when alone.
4. It never ranks the relative importance of each.
5. Same as C. It says morality isn’t necessarily social, but that doesn’t mean it can never be social.