Q3

[ManhattanPrepLSAT2]

This is a q that tests general reasoning skills -- we're always going to want to find the best available answer in this situation by eliminating wrong ones --

(A) places too much emphasis on one aspect of New Urbanism. "Primary" is a big red flag.
(B) goes well beyond the scope of what is discussed.
(C) goes well beyond the scope of what is discussed.
(E) is tempting, because it seems to echo the last part of the passage, but it too is too strong -- are the authors really saying that personal values should NOT at all affect how neighborhoods are designed? That seems way too extreme, and indeed it is.

The movement feels negatively towards the overemphasis of some personal values, but they certainly don't advocate such extreme government control.

That leaves (D), the only reasonable answer --

(D) has two components --

1) the configuration of neighborhoods influences attitudes -- this is proved abundantly throughout the passage

2) configuration influenced by attitudes -- this is mentioned in the last paragraph --

therefore, we have pretty ample evidence that the New Urbanists would likely agree w/this assessment.

Hope that helps!

[kimyooji]

thanks Mike!@!

[legalrabbithole]

I chose (E) because of lines 50-54 which seem to hint that people have a right to their own values. Is the second part worded too strong-- "personal values should not affect the ways in which neighborhoods are designed"?


For (D), which lines support this answer choice? it seemed so broad that I'm having a hard time pinpointing what evidence supports this generalization.

Thanks!!

[maryadkins]

You're right that (E) takes the view of the New Urbanists too far. They "suggest we take a more critical view of these values" (line 53), but they don't suggest that personal values in general "should not affect" how neighborhoods are designed.

(D) works because the examples in paragraph two fit its description: the design of the neighborhood influences attitudes (lines 9, 35-36) and they are influenced BY attitudes, because they believe that the "no-prevailing attitude" that individual mobility, consumption, and wealth should be valued absolutely (lines 55-59) is what is, at least in part, driving suburban sprawl (lines 53-54).

Hope that helps!

[jake.rambeau]

I have a question about the reasoning of D. I am still not seeing in the passage where spatial configuration influences "Attitudes".

I can see it influences their "interactions" (9-14).
I can see it influences their behavior ("Antisocial" 35)
I can see it influences their "lifestyle" (50)
but nowhere do i see attitude.

Because of LSATs strict logic I would say that none of those things necessarily means "attitudes".

I guess the closest thing of the 3 above to attitude to me would be behavior. Can we assume behavior = attitude?

[schmid215]

The important lines are 19-26. The configurations brought on by sprawl produce children "...ill prepared for life in a diverse society". Ergo, their attitudes are influenced.

[steves]

Oh sorry --

This is a q that tests general reasoning skills -- we're always going to want to find the best available answer in this situation by eliminating wrong ones --

(A) places too much emphasis on one aspect of New Urbanism. "Primary" is a big red flag.
(B) goes well beyond the scope of what is discussed.
(C) goes well beyond the scope of what is discussed.
(E) is tempting, because it seems to echo the last part of the passage, but it too is too strong -- are the authors really saying that personal values should NOT at all affect how neighborhoods are designed? That seems way too extreme, and indeed it is.

The movement feels negatively towards the overemphasis of some personal values, but they certainly don't advocate such extreme government control.

That leaves (D), the only reasonable answer --

(D) has two components --

1) the configuration of neighborhoods influences attitudes -- this is proved abundantly throughout the passage

2) configuration influenced by attitudes -- this is mentioned in the last paragraph --

therefore, we have pretty ample evidence that the New Urbanists would likely agree w/this assessment.

Hope that helps!

I completely agree with Mike--and I chose (D), but the tracker gives (B) as the answer. The answer key in the 15 LSAT book shows (D) as the answer.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Thanks Steve for pointing that out. We'll be releasing an updated version of the LSAT Tracker very soon, and we'll be sure the new version has the correct answer for this question.

Best,

Matt Sherman
Academics Manager | Manhattan Prep