LSAT 23 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q4

LR Question 4 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Political scientist: The concept of freedom is hopelessly vague…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: Political organization is useless.

REASONING: Many terms are vague, such as freedom, justice, fairness, etc.

ANALYSIS: Why should vague terms prevent political organization? The political scientist never says why.

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1. The political scientist never said every political idea is vague. They just listed four terms that are vague.
2. The political scientist does support his claim, in the second sentence.
3. Who cares if people view freedom as indispensable? We don’t even know what freedom means, it’s a vague term.
4. CORRECT. The political scientists pulls political organization out of nowhere. We’re never told what it has to do with vague terms.
5. First, an ad hominem flaw is never usually a real flaw. Second, we’re not told whether the political scientist has any interest in rejecting political organization.

Recap: The question begins with “Political scientist: The concept of freedom is hopelessly vague”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn more about LSAT Flaw questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.