LSAT-3-1-6,LSAT-3-1-7

Questions 6-7

Rotelle: You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as nuclear power, poverty, and pollution.

Sims: I don't want to make age an issue in this campaign. so i will not comment on your youth and inexperience.

6. Sims does which one of the following?

(A) demonstrates that Rotelle's claim is incorrect

(B) avoids mentioning the issue of age

(C) proposes a way to decide which issues are important.

(D) shows that Rotelle's statement is self-contradictory

(E) fails to respond directly to Rotelle's claim

答案E,我选B

7. Rotelle is committed to which one of the following?

(A) Many old people cannot effectively address the difficult issues facing the country.

(B) Those at least as old as Sims are the only people who cannot effectively address

the difficult issues facing the country.

(C) Some young people can effectively address the difficult issues facing the country.

(D) If anyone can effectively address the difficult issues facing the country, that

person must be younger than Sims.

(E) Addressing the difficult issues facing the country requires an understanding of

young people's points of view.

答案D,我选E

     6  Sims just talks about the issue of age( i will not comment on your youth )

        thus, B is wrong

    Rotelle's argument focuses on the relevance of age and ability, but Sims does not respond to this point

    7. the question asks you to identify the flaw in the Rotelle's argument

      but Rotelle does not indicate that "an understanding of young people's points of view" is necessary for addressing some difficult issues. He just says that sims is too old to handling some problems.

      The fact that one is old does not mean that one can not understand the views of young people.

      so, E is wrong

      you should not involve inexistent information or assumptions in your reasoning