LSAT Explanation PT 44, S4, Q8: Insurgent political parties that are profoundly
LSAT Question Stem
Which one of the following is the most logical completion of the argument?
Logical Reasoning Question Type
This is a Most Strongly supported question.
Correct Answer
The correct answer to this question is B.
LSAT Question Complete Explanation
This LSAT problem presents an argument with an unstated conclusion, and the question type is Most Strongly Supported. We are asked to find the most logical completion of the argument.
The passage tells us that insurgent political parties, which are dissatisfied with the dominant party's reign and ideology, always produce factions with greatly differing views and aims. While these factions temporarily ignore their disagreements to defeat the dominant party, their disagreements inevitably come forward upon victory.
Now, let's examine each answer choice in detail:
Answer choice (A): This choice suggests that a victorious insurgent party will never stay in power as long as the party it displaces did. However, the passage does not provide any information about how long a fractured party would stay in power, and it's possible that the new dominant party might resolve its conflicts. Therefore, this choice is not the most logical completion of the argument.
Answer choice (B): This choice is the correct answer. It states that a victorious insurgent party must address the disagreements between its factions if it is to stay in power. Since the factions disagree with each other as much as they disagreed with the previously dominant party, addressing these disagreements would likely be necessary to prevent continued insurgence.
Answer choice (C): This choice suggests that the victorious insurgent party will not always create a new ideology to justify its policies. However, the passage focuses on the fact that factions unite on a common cause, not on whether they would form their own justificatory ideology. Thus, this choice does not logically complete the argument.
Answer choice (D): This choice claims that a victorious insurgent party always faces opposition from the party it recently ousted. While this may be true, the passage does not discuss or even hint at what would happen to the previously dominant party. Therefore, this answer cannot logically complete the argument in the passage.
In conclusion, the most logical completion of the argument is answer choice (B), which states that a victorious insurgent party must address the disagreements between its factions if it is to stay in power.