question 12

Hi Kenken, thanks for the question. We are trying to find the answer choice that best matches the principle contained in the stimulus. Here the principle in the stimulus goes along the lines of: Going through a mini version of something to make one stronger in future scenarios. This is how answer choice B matches. The parents in this answer choice put their kids through a lessened version of encountering treachery and cruelty (through story form) to make them stronger as adults. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Why is E incorrect?

I'm pretty sure their explanation for E is slightly incorrect. This is because the vaccine also "deters" the likelyhood of contracting the severe disease in the future. So, E isn't wrong because it deters or doesn't stop anything. It's actually because the punishments don't expose the criminals to a lesser version of the more-serious crime, they just do the act of punishing. I'm not sure where the distinction between stopping and deterring came into the picture. But please correct me if I'm wrong LSAT MAX! I don't want to be spreading around incorrect information and maybe I am just not understanding the full point of the stop versus deterrence explanation.