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New Age philosopher: Nature evolves organically and nonlinearly. Furth
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New Age philosopher: Nature evolves organically and nonlinearly. Furthermore, it can best be understood as a whole; its parts are so interconnected that none could exist without support from many others. Therefore, attaining the best possible understanding of nature requires an organic, holistic, nonlinear way of reasoning rather than the traditional linear reasoning of science, which proceeds through experiments on deliberately isolated parts of nature.
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the
conclusion
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the
conclusion
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties
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New Age philosopher: Nature evolves organically and nonlinearly. Furthermore, it can best be understood as a whole; its parts are so interconnected that none could exist without support from many others. Therefore, attaining the best possible understanding of nature requires an organic, holistic, nonlinear way of reasoning rather than the traditional linear reasoning of science, which proceeds through experiments on deliberately isolated parts of nature.
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the
conclusion
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the
conclusion
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties
EXPLANATION FROM Fox LSAT
One thing we can be pretty sure of is that when the makers of the LSAT (lawyers, academics—a very button-down crowd) refer to a “New Age philosopher,” they are probably going to make that person look stupid. This question doesn’t disappoint.
The argument is basically, “Because nature is organic, holistic, and nonlinear we must use organic, holistic, and nonlinear methods to understand it.” This is
similar to saying, “Because the Earth is round, we must use round methods to understand the Earth,” or, “Because grass is green, we should use green methods to understand grass.” This makes no sense whatsoever.
The question asks us to find grounds for criticizing the New Age philosopher’s argument. I think I’ve already done a decent job, above. Generally my objection is
something like, “The characteristics of the methods you use to study something don’t have to match the characteristics of the thing itself.”
A) This would be a flaw, but it’s not the flaw that’s present in this argument.
B) This almost exactly matches our prediction.
C) This is like, “The Giants are good, therefore Aaron Rowand must also be good.” That’s definitely a flaw (Aaron Rowand sucks) but it’s not the same flaw the argument actually made.
D) This is ridiculous. Since we already like B, we can’t waste time with this.
E) Oops. This one is also very close to our prediction. After rereading B, I like E a lot better. B says “overall structure,” where E is closer to the given argument with “certain properties.” Also E is talking about the methods that should be used to get the best understanding, which is on target, whereas B is talking about “the reasoning [commonly? usually?] done about a phenomenon.” I like E better than B, and the rest of the answers are terrible, so our answer is E. This question is a great example of why we need to read all five answer choices. Frequently, there are second-best answers that can trap us if we’re lazy.
Our answer is E.
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Re: New Age philosopher: Nature evolves organically and nonlinearly. Furth
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New Age philosopher: Nature evolves organically and nonlinearly. Furthermore, it can best be understood as a whole; its parts are so interconnected that none could exist without support from many others. Therefore, attaining the best possible understanding of nature requires an organic, holistic, nonlinear way of reasoning rather than the traditional linear reasoning of science, which proceeds through experiments on deliberately isolated parts of nature.
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the conclusion Incorrect
not true
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon Incorrect
structure of a phenomenon is not a fact in argument
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon Incorrect
argument already talk about the characteristics of a phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate Incorrect
argument is say about interconnection but not about that cant be separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties Correct
possible choice
The reasoning in the New Age philosopher’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) takes for granted that if a statement must be true for the argument’s conclusion to be true, then that statement’s truth is sufficient for the truth of the conclusion Incorrect
not true
(B) overlooks the possibility that the overall structure of a phenomenon is not always identical to the overall structure of the reasoning that people do about that phenomenon Incorrect
structure of a phenomenon is not a fact in argument
(C) fails to distinguish adequately between the characteristics of a phenomenon as a whole and those of the deliberately isolated parts of that phenomenon Incorrect
argument already talk about the characteristics of a phenomenon
(D) takes for granted that what is interconnected cannot, through abstraction, be thought of as separate Incorrect
argument is say about interconnection but not about that cant be separate
(E) takes for granted that a phenomenon that can best be understood as having certain properties can best be understood only through reasoning that shares those properties Correct
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