June 2004 LSAT Section 2 Question 12

Essayist: People once believed that Earth was at the center of the universe, and that, therefore, Earth and its inha...

Julia96 on August 24, 2022

A versus B

I selected B via the process of elimination but experienced hesitation when choosing between A and B. During review, I'm still struggling to precisely articulate/pinpoint why A is entirely incorrect. If you could please explain why the incorrect choices are incorrect, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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Emil-Kunkin on August 26, 2022

Hi Julia96,

A tells us that the argument is flawed because it assumes that only true things can have a good reason to be believed. The passage does not tell us that only true things can have a good justification. For a flaw question, the right answer both must be a flaw, and something the author does. The author does not assume that only true things can have a strong reason to believe it.