LSAT 151 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q5

LR Question 5 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: A person with low self-esteem will be treated disrespectfully more often …

QUESTION TYPE: Complete the Argument

ANALYSIS: The stimulus gives two reasons low self-esteem is linked to more feelings of being disrespected.

First, people with low self-esteem are actually treated disrespectfully more often.

Second, even when treatment is the same, they’re more likely to interpret it as disrespectful.

We don’t know why these things happen or how often people with low self-esteem are right about their interpretation. The safest conclusion is that people with low self-esteem will more often think they are being disrespected.

___________

1. Too strong. The passage says they feel disrespected more often, not that they’re usually correct.
2. There’s no support for a causal claim in the stimulus. There’s just a correlation between self-esteem and how you’re treated.
3. Similar to B. The stimulus doesn’t say why people with low self-esteem are disrespected.
4. CORRECT. This combines both facts: they are treated disrespectfully more often, and they are also more likely to perceive disrespect. So they will more frequently think they are being treated disrespectfully.
5. Irrelevant. The passage is about receiving or perceiving disrespect, not treating others disrespectfully.