LSAT CR Test 28 - #19

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LSAT CR Test 28 - #19

by iwill » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:30 am
Anthropologist: Violence is an extreme form of aggression, and is distinct from the self-expression sufficient for survival under normal conditions. Human beings in certain situations react to unpleasant stimuli with violence-but only because they are conditioned by their culture to react in this manner.
Each of the following can be logically inferred from the anthropologist's statements EXCEPT:
(A) Not all aggression is violent.
(B) The self-expression required for survival is generally nonaggressive.
(C) Some behaviors are influenced by the cultures in which human beings live.
(D) In normal circumstance, human beings can survive by responding nonviolently.
(E) Violent behavior is a product of one's cultural environment.

OA : [spolier]B[/spoiler]

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by scoobydooby » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:16 am
A. follows from 1st sentence. if violence is extreme form of agression=> not all agression is violent

B. as per passage: self expression required to survive in normal conditions is nonviolent.nonviolent may not be nonaggressive,nonviolent can also be moderately/little aggressive. correct

c. follows from 2nd sentence. reaction to unpleasant stimuli conditioned by culture

d. follows from 1st sentence: violence is distinct from self expression required to survive under normal conditions=>violence not required for survival in normal conditions

e. reaction to unpleasant stimuli-violence-conditioned by culture.