LNAT Passage Comprehension and Deduction 2

Question 1

A passage argues: 'Mandatory sentencing removes judicial discretion, yet discretion is the mechanism by which justice is individualized. Without individualization, law becomes a blunt instrument.' What is the passage's central claim?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory sentencing undermines individualized justice

Answer

The passage equates judicial discretion with individualized justice and concludes that removing it makes law blunt and less just.

Question 2

A text states: 'All contracts require offer, acceptance, and consideration. This agreement has offer and acceptance but no consideration.' What follows necessarily?

Accepted Answer

The agreement is not a valid contract

Answer

If all three elements are required and one is missing, the agreement fails to meet the definition of a contract.

Question 3

A passage reads: 'Free speech protections are strongest when speech is most offensive, because inoffensive speech needs no protection.' Which logical principle does this invoke?

Accepted Answer

The principle that rights matter most at their limits

Answer

The passage argues that protection is most necessary precisely where it is most challenged — at the edge case of offensive speech.

Question 4

Read: 'The statute prohibits vehicles in the park. A bicycle is a vehicle. Therefore bicycles are prohibited.' Which counter-argument most directly challenges the deduction?

Accepted Answer

The statute's purpose was to reduce noise and danger from motorized transport

Answer

Challenging the deduction requires questioning whether 'bicycle' falls under the legislative intent of 'vehicle,' not just its literal classification.

Question 5

A passage claims: 'If rehabilitation were the true aim of imprisonment, recidivism rates would be falling. They are not. Therefore rehabilitation is not the true aim.' What type of argument is this?

Accepted Answer

Modus tollens (denying the consequent)

Answer

The structure is: if P then Q; not Q; therefore not P — which is modus tollens, a valid deductive form.

LNAT - Law National Aptitude Test Practice Test

LNAT - Law National Aptitude Test Practice Test

LNAT Passage Comprehension and Deduction 2