December 1991 LSAT Section 2 Question 5

Observatory director: Some say that funding the megatelescope will benefit only the astronomers who will work with it...

brianbasuperez on May 2, 2022

Why is it E and not C?

I feel like having a "dangerous point of view" is accusing someone of their views. I did also consider E but thought that C showed an obvious flaw.

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Emil-Kunkin on May 6, 2022

Hi Angelicagdc,

I certainly see where you are coming from, but there might be a gap between stating that someone has a dangerous point of view, and making a personal attack. By describing the point of view as dangerous, the author only makes a point about the view, but nothing about the people who hold that view. A personal attack would be along the lines of "You are a dangerous person so we can discount your point of view" The author is attaching an argument rather than the person making that argument.

While E does feel pretty weak, it could be a valid criticism- maybe this proposed project simply isn't comparable to the work done by Einstein or Maxwell.