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#26082
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10837)
The correct answer choice is (B)
This question asks for the most important consideration for an English creditor, after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, considering terms under which to make a loan to the crown. At that point, parliament had taken over control of the Crown’s purse strings, so the most important consideration would concern the extent to which Parliament’s judgement could be trusted.
Answer choice (A): A creditor in that position would not be particularly concerned with whether the majority of Parliament members were aware of the paradox of omnipotence, especially considering that such a creditor would not necessarily be aware of the paradox.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased, this choice presents an important consideration: the dependability of parliament to protect commercial interests.
Answer choice (C): How recently Parliamentary elections were held would not be relevant to a creditor’s decision about loan terms for the Crown.
Answer choice (D): The number of new laws enacted would play no role in a creditor’s decision regarding the terms to offer the Crown, so this choice should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (E): A creditor’s main concern would be the extent to which Parliament could be trusted to protect his or her (in 1688, most likely “his”) interests, not whether the Crown’s borrowing has gone up recently.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10837)
The correct answer choice is (B)
This question asks for the most important consideration for an English creditor, after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, considering terms under which to make a loan to the crown. At that point, parliament had taken over control of the Crown’s purse strings, so the most important consideration would concern the extent to which Parliament’s judgement could be trusted.
Answer choice (A): A creditor in that position would not be particularly concerned with whether the majority of Parliament members were aware of the paradox of omnipotence, especially considering that such a creditor would not necessarily be aware of the paradox.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased, this choice presents an important consideration: the dependability of parliament to protect commercial interests.
Answer choice (C): How recently Parliamentary elections were held would not be relevant to a creditor’s decision about loan terms for the Crown.
Answer choice (D): The number of new laws enacted would play no role in a creditor’s decision regarding the terms to offer the Crown, so this choice should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (E): A creditor’s main concern would be the extent to which Parliament could be trusted to protect his or her (in 1688, most likely “his”) interests, not whether the Crown’s borrowing has gone up recently.