LSAT 17, Logical Reasoning I, Q15, LSATHacks

LR Question 15 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: To perform an act that is morally wrong is to offend against…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

FACTS: Anything morally wrong offends against humanity. Any offense against humanity is equally bad. Murder is morally wrong. Therefore all murders are equally bad.

ANALYSIS: Ignore your preconceived notions when answering questions like this. Nobody agrees that all morally wrong acts are equally bad: it’s very silly. Lying is not as bad as killing (in real life.)

But for the sake of this question…lying is as bad as killing (if lying is morally wrong)

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1. CORRECT. According to the stimulus, this is true. It’s absurd, but it’s true. All morally wrong acts are equally bad.
2. We only know morally wrong acts are bad. Risking your life to save others is good.
3. We would only know that stealing and murder are equally bad. The importance to society of preventing them is a different question.
4. This would only be true if accidentally killing someone were morally wrong. It might not be.
5. We don’t know. Letting someone die might not be morally wrong if saving that person required a morally wrong act.

Recap: The question begins with “To perform an act that is morally wrong is to offend against”. It is a Principle question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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