Exam LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning topic 1 question 372 discussion

Actual exam question from Test Prep's LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning

Question #: 372
Topic #: 1

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At some point in any discussion of societal justice, the only possible doctrinal defense seems to be "That is the way we do things here." Different communities that each recognize the dignity and equality of all citizens- will, for example, nevertheless settle on somewhat different provisions for the elderly. So we can see that general principles of justice are never sufficient to determine the details of social policies fixed within a particular state.
Which one of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the argument concerning the general principles of justice?

A. Although two socialist states each adhered to the same electoral principles, one had a different type of machine for counting ballots in public elections than the other did.
B. Two democratic industrial states, both subscribing to capitalistic economic principles, differed markedly in the respective proportions of land they devoted to forestry.
C. Although each adhered to its own principles, a democracy and a monarchy each had the same distribution of wealth in its population.
D. Two states founded on and adhering to similar principles of justice had different requirements that had to be met in order to be eligible for government- subsidized daycare.
E. Two societies based on different principles of justice, each adhering to its own principles, had the same unemployment benefits.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
This stimulus cuts a little deeper than most, philosophically speaking. The idea introduced in the first sentence and reinforced at the end is that any given state will have its own conception of "social justice" that goes beyond any universal set of principles about that which is just. The example they provide—that two states may have different ideas about the just way to treat the elderly, even though both states operate under the same general idealshelps to clarify matters and also may help to identify D. as correct. In the same way as the stimulus example, it is revealing that two different states have different ideas about the just way to qualify for day care, even though their general principles of justice are the same.

by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

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