#26 - Global Reference, Must Be True, Principle

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (E).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[ChicaRosa]

Is E correct because of ln 10-14?

Thanks!

[Adam Tyson]

I'll say yes, Chica, in part because of those lines, but also in part because of what came before, starting at line 5, because that's where we learn that perfect justice is impossible.

It's important to note, though, that it isn't just about where we can find proof of that answer in passage A. The other half of the question requires that we be sure that we do NOT find support for that choice in passage B. The second passage has to NOT use that principle.

Good work!

[Catallus]

I am struggling to distinguish answer (A) from the correct answer (E); I initially had picked the former but changed to the latter. Is (A) wrong because it calls for "refrain[ing] from action," and Passage A is not calling for refraining from action but rather for acting only on what we can reasonably know?

[lsatep2024]

I just wanted to confirm (C) doesn't work in the same way as #27 because passage A discourages cosmic justice (it being difficult for us to effectively use even if it is possible)?

[Adam Tyson]

Answer A is very attractive, Catallus! I kept it as a contender, but in the end it was a little too broad and "soft" to truly reflect what author A was saying. it's not just that we lack the knowledge, but that we cannot possibly have that knowledge. Not knowing isn't the problem; being unable to know is what leads to their conclusion. Answer E is a more accurate representation of the guiding principle.

And that's right, lsatep2024 - author A doesn't want us to aim for perfect justice. Instead, they want us to focus only on outcomes. Good work!