LSAT Passage 2

Question 1

In an LSAT Reading Comprehension passage, the author states: 'While many economists argue that deregulation invariably spurs innovation, the telecommunications sector provides a counterexample.' What is the primary function of this sentence?

Accepted Answer

To introduce a specific exception that complicates a general claim

Answer

The sentence introduces a counterexample ('telecommunications sector') to qualify the broader claim that deregulation always spurs innovation.

Question 2

A passage describes a legal doctrine and then presents three court cases. Which reading strategy best helps identify the passage's organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

Identifying how each case either supports, modifies, or challenges the doctrine

Answer

Tracking whether each case supports, modifies, or challenges the doctrine reveals the passage's logical structure and the author's purpose.

Question 3

An LSAT passage includes the phrase 'not unlike the pattern observed in.' What does this rhetorical construction signal to the reader?

Accepted Answer

The author is drawing an analogy between two phenomena

Answer

'Not unlike' is a double negative meaning 'similar to,' signaling that an analogy or parallel is being drawn.

Question 4

A passage about environmental law ends with: 'Ultimately, the question is not whether to regulate, but how.' What does this closing statement most likely indicate about the passage?

Accepted Answer

The passage builds toward the conclusion that regulation is necessary but the debate concerns its form

Answer

The closing statement shifts the debate from existence to design of regulation, indicating the passage concludes that regulation is accepted and the real issue is its implementation.

Question 5

According to typical LSAT RC conventions, a 'dual passage' set presents two passages on the same topic. What is the most common question type unique to dual passages?

Accepted Answer

Questions asking how the author of one passage would respond to a specific claim in the other

Answer

Dual-passage sets frequently ask how one author would react to, agree with, or dispute a claim made in the other passage.

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LSAT Passage 2