LSAT 105 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q10

RC Question 10 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Based on the passage, the “retributive” nature of the …

DISCUSSION: The phrase retributive nature refers to the idea that punishment is justified by the severity of the crime, regardless of social benefit. This is stated towards the middle of paragraph 2.

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1. The second rationale doesn’t focus on social benefit at all.
2. CORRECT. This directly matches the definition in paragraph 2.
3. Retributivism is all for proportionality, not for disproportionate sentences.
4. This describes social-benefit, not retributivism.
5. It doesn’t inherently favor harsher (or weaker) sentences – it argues that punishment should match the crime.