LSAT 129 – Section 1 – Question 15

LSAT 129 - Section 1 - Question 15

June 2009

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PT129 S1 Q15
+LR
+Exp
Argument part +AP
A
0%
151
B
1%
149
C
4%
155
D
3%
155
E
92%
163
128
138
148
 +Easier 146.023 +SubsectionMedium

Anderson maintains that travel writing has diminished in quality over the last few decades. Although travel writing has changed in this time, Anderson is too harsh on contemporary travel writers. Today, when the general public is better traveled than in the past, travel writers face a challenge far greater than that of their predecessors: they must not only show their readers a place but also make them see it anew. That the genre has not only survived but also flourished shows the talent of today’s practitioners.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Anderson is too critical of today’s travel writers when he says that their work has gotten worse over the years. Travel writing has changed, but that doesn’t mean it’s worse. Today, with more people traveling than before, travel writers have a tougher job—they have to help readers see familiar places in a new way. The fact that travel writing is still popular and thriving proves the skill of today’s writers.

Identify Argument Part
The stimulus text explains something that has changed: People have visited more places now than before. Because of this, travel writers have a harder job—they have to find new and interesting ways to describe places that many people have already seen.

A
It is claimed to be a result of good travel writing.
The stimulus text explains a phenomenon that has kept travel writing high-quality. It is not the result of good travel writing. The stimulus text explains that because people have visited more places now than before, travel writers must have greater skill to engage readers.
B
It is cited as evidence that contemporary travel writing is intended for a wider readership.
The stimulus text explains a phenomenon that has kept travel writing high-quality—not because travel writing is now intended for a wider readership, but because people have visited more places than before, requiring travel writers to have greater skill to engage readers.
C
It is part of a purported explanation of why readers are disappointed with today’s travel writers.
The stimulus doesn’t discuss whether readers are disappointed with today’s travel writers. Instead, it argues that today’s travel writers must be talented because they face new challenges. The stimulus text supports this argument by explaining one of these new challenges.
D
It is cited as a reason that travel writing flourishes more today than it has in the past.
The stimulus doesn’t discuss whether travel writing has flourished more now than before. Instead, it argues that today’s travel writers must be as talented or more than those in the past. The stimulus text supports this argument by explaining a new challenge for today’s writers.
E
It is cited as a condition that has transformed the task of the travel writer.
The stimulus text describes a new condition—that the general public is better traveled—which has changed the job of a travel writer. Before, writers needed to show readers a place for the first time. Now, they must show readers a place they’ve already seen and make it feel new.

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