LSAT 23 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q4

LR Question 4 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Historian: The central claim of the “end-of-history”…

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

1. Some people say history is at an end.
2. But, we can’t stand outside of all history to judge whether it is at an end.

ANALYSIS: History might be at an end. But we’ll never know, since we can’t stand outside history to judge.

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1. CORRECT. This seems likely. To know whether the theory is true, we would have to stand outside of history and judge whether history had ended.
2. Who knows? Maybe history really does have an end, and we’ve reached it. The theory could be true, even if we can’t judge it.
3. Actually, the historian implies that we wouldn’t know we’ve reached the end, because we can’t stand outside of history to judge.
4. This is tempting, but not true. The theory could be true. It’s just impossible for us to know whether it is true.
5. The historian never said what history is.

Recap: The question begins with “Historian: The central claim of the “end-of-history””. It is a Most Strongly Supported question. Learn more about LSAT MSS questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.