LSAT Question Explanation
PT 105, Section 4, Question 7
PrinciplesArgument structure
Lopez and Simmons' decision to tell Evritech about their marriage is foolish.
Evritech has a rule against hiring multiple people from the same family. Lopez and Simmons could keep their marriage a secret until after they start working.
Explanation
This question asks us to find a principle that will help strengthen Willett's argument. We need to find an answer that shows that Lopez and Simmon's shouldn't reveal their marriage before they've begun working at Evritech.
This argument seems logically decent to me, although it's somewhat morally questionable. Should we recommend that people intentionally withhold information that goes against a company's policy? The correct answer choice may introduce a principle that fixes the moral ambiguity of the Willet's recommendation.
Answer choices
This doesn't support the conclusion because it doesn't tell us anything about Lopez and Simmons should do.
We don't know or care when these policies should be adopted by corporations. This doesn't address what Lopez and Simmons should do.
This doesn't tell us that Lopez and Simmons should withhold their marriage.
We're not trying to show that Lopez and Simmons should refuse the Evritech job offers. The author actually says they should hide their marriage to ensure they can take the offers.
This tells us that Lopez and Simmons don't have to disclose their marriage even though it creates a conflict with Evritech's policy. This supports the argument that they should hide it.