PrepTest 110, Section 4, Question 15
Philosopher Denise Meyerson views the Critical Legal Studies(440 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(8 more words not shown)
- AThe arguments of(23 more words not shown)
- BIn critiquing the(21 more words not shown)
- CMeyerson objects to(15 more words not shown)
- DMeyerson poses several(22 more words not shown)
- EMeyerson seeks to(22 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main idea: Meyerson challenges CLS's attack on conventional legal theory. Conflicting values don't automatically make a decision irrational, and applying a rule doesn't automatically mean approving of it. We want an answer that covers her overall response.
Working the answers
- A
This makes the range of people attacking CLS the central point. We're following Meyerson's objections, not surveying criticism from several academic fields.
- B
Meyerson doesn't argue that CLS overlooks how complicated legal dilemmas are. She disputes particular connections it draws: conflict needn't make a choice irrational, and clear rules needn't have moral authority.
- C
Saying CLS sees contradictions where none exist is different from saying its own claims contradict each other. Meyerson makes the first criticism; C gives us the second.
- D
Ranking values is one of her arguments. But nothing calls it her “most important” argument. This elevates one part of her response above the others without support.
- ECorrect
This captures the challenge we predicted. CLS tries to undermine conventional legal theory, and Meyerson counters its claims. The answer doesn't list every objection, but it covers the purpose those objections serve.
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