September 2006 LSAT
Section 1
Question 10
Emil-Kunkin on September 17, 2023
Hi, answer choice B is arguing for a punitive solution, not trying to move away from one.iHAVE33FLAWSandAcommonLSATflawAINTone on May 23 at 02:25AM
Isn't that what the question is asking though? "Which one of the following claims would a defender of the punitive theory of bankruptcy legislation be most likely to have made?"Emil-Kunkin on May 23 at 02:45PM
Very good point!! I always harp on reading the actual question carefully which I clearly did not do here. A much better reason to reject B is that the punitive argument seems to be a moral argument, rather than a utilitarian one. As we see in the few lines after 24, the argument was that they had defrauded creditors (and thus transgressed) so deserved to be punished.iHAVE33FLAWSandAcommonLSATflawAINTone on June 2 at 04:44AM
I read it again and definitely would have gone with A. I should have caught the "harms the entire economy" :)