October 2008 LSAT Section 1 Question 17

It is a mistake to conclude, as some have, that ancient people did not know what moral rights were simply because no ...

kens on May 7, 2020

Strengthen with necessary premise

For strengthen with necessary premise, if a negated statement undermines the "premise" which supports the conclusion and if conclusion is falsified when the premise is undermined, would that be the correct answer?

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BenMingov on May 7, 2020

Hi Kenken, thanks for the question.

Yes, just as in weaken questions, it is possible for an answer choice to counter a premise. However, it is exceedingly rare. This seems to be one such example in which the answer choice when negated counters the analogous premise.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions or would like me to elaborate further.