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标题: LSAT-16-3-5 [打印本页]

作者: valarie 时间: 2004-8-14 07:00
标题: LSAT-16-3-5

The frequently expressed view that written constitutions are inherently more liberal than unwritten ones is false. No written constitution is more than a paper with words on it until those words are both interpreted and applied. Properly understood, then, a constitution is the sum of those procedures through which the power of the state is legitimately exercised and limited. Therefore, even a written constitution becomes a liberal constitution only when it is interpreted and applied in a liberal way.

5. If the statements in the argument are all true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?

(A) A careful analysis of the written text of a constitution can show that the constitution is not a liberal one.

(B) It is impossible to determine that a written constitution is liberal merely through careful analysis of the written text.

(D) Constitutions that are not written are more likely to be liberal than are constitutions that are written.（B）

(E) A constitution is a liberal constitution if it is possible to interpret it in a liberal way.

the answer is B. why not C? I think B can be right but C can be too. If you say C is out of scope, B can be considered the same way since nothing about "careful analysis of the written text" is discussed in the argument.

作者: robertchu 时间: 2004-8-14 07:56
标题: LSAT-16-3-5

You are right, C is out of scope because there is no comparison of the advantages of written and unwritten constitutions in the passage.

The passage says "even a written constitution becomes a liberal constitution only when it is interpreted and applied in a liberal way." In other words, the "written text" alone can not determine whether a constitution is a liberal one or not -- this is what B says.

作者: Bensontuo 时间: 2019-8-4 16:01

valarie 发表于 2004-8-14 07:00
The frequently expressed view that written constitutions are inherently more liberal than unwritten ...

Spot the question type: Must be True ( Necessary Assumption )

P1: WC ---> Not more than a paper with words on it till those words are both interpreted and applied.

P2: C ---> Sum of procedures through which the power of the state is legitimately exercised and limited.

P3: If WC is LC, then it must be interpreted and applied in a liberal way

C; It is wrong that WC is more liberal than UWC.

So, few cores of the argument we can predict first.

1. How about UWC ? How can we be so sure that on one interpret in a " must be true less liberal " way versus it of WC ?

2. Beside the interpretation of WC, there is no any other way to determine whether it is liberal or not. ( Since if there are the other way to determine the level of liberal of WC, then it must be true that there might be other judgement )

Let us dive into the answer.

A. Negate it, it actually support the argument but not overturn it.

B. Negate it, just as what we said from the point 2 that if it is likely to determine whether they are liberal or not via other ways beside the interpretation ? ( It actually breaks the P1 ). Then we can't say the interpretation which determinations of the level of the liberal relies on must be 100% true.

C. There are advantages to having a written rather than an unwritten C ( not really relevant )

D. C that are not written are " not "more likely to be liberal than WC ( Support the argument, unnecessary )

E. C is not LC if it is possible to interpret it in a liberal way ( Support the argument, unnecessary )

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