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LSAT Preptest 149, Section 3, Question 13

"Science cannot adequately explain emotional..."

Explanation

A. While this statement addresses the scope of scientific explanation, it does not directly support the argument that emotional phenomena are non-physical because they are not explained by the mentioned sciences.


B. The argument is not about the subjective experience of emotions or the ability to be felt by only one subject, so this option does not apply.


C. The similarity of explanatory frameworks in physics, chemistry, and neurophysiology is not the basis for the argument presented.


D. The argument does not classify all non-physical phenomena as emotional ones.


E. (Correct Response) The argument concludes that emotions are not physical phenomena because they cannot be explained by physics, chemistry, or neurophysiology. This conclusion follows logically if it is assumed that every physical phenomenon can be explained by one of these disciplines. Therefore, if emotional phenomena cannot be explained by these sciences, the assumption would be that they are not physical phenomena.

The assumption that logically supports the argument's conclusion is option E. If it is assumed that all physical phenomena can be explained by physics, chemistry, or neurophysiology, and emotions cannot be explained by these fields, then it follows that emotions are not physical phenomena. This directly supports the argument's conclusion.

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