Q16

[tamwaiman]

Is it a negligence to forget use capital for the word "least"?
I cannot infer why (B) is correct, thanks.

[bbirdwell]

This is an infamously difficult passage. What we know from reading is that Bettleheim believes that children are usefully portrayed in fairy tales as transgressors deserving of punishment (line 35), and that the tales contain tenets of moral instruction (lin 44). Lines 46-52 tells us Bettleheim believes that all fairy tales are driven by children's fantasies of desire and revenge and that children are selfish and adults are innocent.

So what would run most counter (be least compatible) with those views? Something that says children are totally awesome and innocent would come close.

(A) Nope. We have no evidence regarding children's perceptions of objects.
(B) Let's leave it for now -- B'heim definitely does not think that children should have different views from their parents.
(C) Nope. We have no direct evidence regarding this, and, if anything, it seems like B'heim would agree.
(D) We've no evidence for this.
(E) We've no evidence for this.

So (B) is the best because it most directly contradicts what we know to be true of Bettleheim.

See it?

[zainrizvi]

(B) Let's leave it for now -- B'heim definitely does not think that children should have different views from their parents.

Where did you get that part from though? I guess the fact that he thinks children are the spawn of satan + children are in need of moral instruction -> we can somewhat infer that he doesn't think children should value their needs/feelings...... I can see where the other answers are wrong -- so I guess this is all about making the least leap possible.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Lines 32-36 clearly attribute to Bettelheim that fairy tales are useful for parents to provide moral instruction to unruly children. According to Bettelheim, the parents' view trumps the needs and feelings of children.

The answers are in the text. It may not be explicit, but they're there - sounds like you're already endeavoring to find line references to prove your answers. Awesome, that'll serve you well as you continue your work on RC!