16. Philosopher: Nations are not literally persons; they
have no thoughts or feelings, and, literally
speaking, they perform no actions. Thus they
have no moral rights or responsibilities. But no
nation can survive unless many of its citizens
attribute such rights and responsibilities to it, for
nothing else could prompt people to make the
sacrifices national citizenship demands.
Obviously, then, a nation _______.
Which one of the following most logically completes
the philosopher's argument?
(A) cannot continue to exist unless something other
than the false belief that the nation has moral
rights motivates its citizens to make sacrifices
(B) cannot survive unless many of its citizens have
some beliefs that are literally false
(C) can never be a target of moral praise or blame
(D) is not worth the sacrifices that its citizens make
on its behalf
(E) should always be thought of in metaphorical
rather than literal terms
OA B
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IMO - Bbblast wrote:16. Philosopher: Nations are not literally persons; they have no thoughts or feelings, and, literally speaking, they perform no actions. Thus they have no moral rights or responsibilities. But no nation can survive unless many of its citizens attribute such rights and responsibilities to it, for nothing else could prompt people to make the sacrifices national citizenship demands. Obviously, then, a nation _______.
Which one of the following most logically completes the philosopher's argument?
(A) cannot continue to exist unless something other than the false belief that the nation has moral rights motivates its citizens to make sacrifices - New information
(B) cannot survive unless many of its citizens have some beliefs that are literally false - Correct
(C) can never be a target of moral praise or blame - Too specific
(D) is not worth the sacrifices that its citizens make on its behalf - Outside
(E) should always be thought of in metaphorical rather than literal terms - Red flag word "alway" make this choice too extreme.
OA B
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Was stuck between A and E.Ultimately , Both are wrong.Is thsi quest from Aristotle compilation of LSAT or the LSAT Paper 7 .
Target 2009.How did u reach B.
bblast, You shud not have mentioned the OA.
Target 2009.How did u reach B.
bblast, You shud not have mentioned the OA.
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@ mundasingh123 : I already mentioned how i reached to B. Yeah for new question it is better not to mention OA in first post. But Obviously for my preparation I avoided Spoiler.mundasingh123 wrote:Was stuck between A and E.Ultimately , Both are wrong.Is thsi quest from Aristotle compilation of LSAT or the LSAT Paper 7 .
Target 2009.How did u reach B.
bblast, You shud not have mentioned the OA.
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