LSAT 30, Reading Comprehension, Q19, LSATHacks

RC Question 19 Explanation, by LSATHacks

DISCUSSION: The start and the end of the same paragraph provides the answer: CLS advocates say that any legal decision will be irrational (arbitrary).

___________

1. CORRECT. CLS proponents say the existence of equally good solutions mean that choosing a solution is arbitrary. 
2. This isn’t a problem. Every legal question involves considering values. Everyone knows that. But CLS proponents say there is no rational way to choose between values. Meyerson disagrees. (lines 17-18)
3. Moral weight? Morality isn’t even discussed until the final paragraph.
4. This is a version of the “problem” identified by CLS advocates. Meyerson disagrees there is a problem, even when we truly can’t choose. Both good choices are better than the infinite amount of bad choices. 
5. Nothing in the third paragraph talks about what criteria we need to use to judge a solution.

Hi, I'm Graeme Blake

Founder of LSAThacks; I scored a 177 on the LSAT.

I created the LSAT Mastery Seminars, which are part of the Ultimate LSAT Prep Bundle

If you like the explanations you're reading I'm 100% confident you'll enjoy the courses. Satisfaction guaranteed.

---------
Updates:

For updates, sign up for my email list. I update whenever I have new posts.