I was hesitating between A and B. I chose B since I felt that A was a bit of a stretch. It's only when I read the analysis, I realized that excluding the charitable institutions was explicitly mentioned! This is just a little bit concerning, feels like I might have overlooked other important info that'd result in mistakes. RC you say too much
I think what rules (A) out it "obligated". CEOs in a charitable organization is not "obligated" to make profit, but they should still maximizing profit so that they can serve better for the public goods.
"Work[ing] to maximize profits" and "[making] decisions that are based primarily on maximizing profits" are two completely different things to me...that's why B doesn't make sense in my head.
@tcoleman The economists argue that these CEOs are solely responsible to the owners, who are primarily interested in protecting profits, so their decisions should be primarily based on maximizing these profits. I think the first sentence of the paragraph is more important for this question than the last.
A is a trick answer if you don't slow down and read the question stem. We are asked about the economist. The economists claims, "CEO's sole responsibility is to the owners, whose primary interest, EXCEPT IN CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, is the protection of their profits.".
He goes on to say CEOs are bound to seek profits for owners. This claim still only refers to institutions which are not charitable institutions.
This is all we learn about the economists take on charitable organizations. Everything else we learn is in reference to noncharitable organizations.
For further understanding - in the same paragraph where A is shown to be wrong in the explanation, it doesn't explain the part of the paragraph saying "even if such a CEO's purpose is to look at the public good and nothing else, they should still work to maximize profits" and in the sentence before that it is indicate this extends to any instance where the CEO is not obligated to maximize profits. Is the only reason A is wrong then because charities are not explicitly stated as being a part of this? Or just because it is a 'most likely to agree' question and that B is a stronger choice?
@JackSykes I eliminated A because it used "is obligated" instead of "should" because I understood that sentence as saying that even though a CEO is not obligated ... it still should maximize profit. Meaning it has no obligation to, but it still should.
got this right 30 seconds faster than the target because I immediately went with my gut when I saw exactly what I was looking for. Going to continue using this strategy in future RC questions
noooo frrrr lmao, this is so ez when kevin can exlain it. I havnt gotten one wrong due to him quite literally telling us "the answer" before we even get there. My main reason I suck at RC is b/c I cant understand the passage "correctly"
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@youngj181175 Yeah, I feel the same way. It is nice to see that the actual questions are stupid simple if you truly understand what you read. There really haven't been any trick answers or hard to understand answers like there were in LR yet, and even those would be easier if he had broken down the stimulus before we read the question
I was just wondering if theres a way to change the time so the target time is for just one question? I think the target time is allowing for the entire question section of this passage
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I misread the opposite idea (the "But suppose" part) as my answer. I picked my answer too fast eventhough the first sentence literally gave it away
I don't wanna jinx it but...you know what nevermind.
Finally feel like the LSAT is giving me a break with this section.
I was stuck between A and B but chose B because i felt like answer choice A was a bit too strong. Its the perfect trap answer though
wow these questions are sooo much easier when you know how to break the passage down
I was hesitating between A and B. I chose B since I felt that A was a bit of a stretch. It's only when I read the analysis, I realized that excluding the charitable institutions was explicitly mentioned! This is just a little bit concerning, feels like I might have overlooked other important info that'd result in mistakes. RC you say too much
the noncharitable / owner or not owner-owned is giving me a headache lmao
This question was definitely a learning lesson. I was so tired that I accidentally read economists as the author. Sleep deprivation gets to you lol
Lol I read A and just chose it without looking at the other questions. Now I know
I think what rules (A) out it "obligated". CEOs in a charitable organization is not "obligated" to make profit, but they should still maximizing profit so that they can serve better for the public goods.
Im killing it
reread the economist paragraph too fast and got this wrong ;(
11 seconds over :(
This is the first ever question that I got right under the recommended time. Usually I am always so over the recommended time!
"Work[ing] to maximize profits" and "[making] decisions that are based primarily on maximizing profits" are two completely different things to me...that's why B doesn't make sense in my head.
@tcoleman The economists argue that these CEOs are solely responsible to the owners, who are primarily interested in protecting profits, so their decisions should be primarily based on maximizing these profits. I think the first sentence of the paragraph is more important for this question than the last.
A is a trick answer if you don't slow down and read the question stem. We are asked about the economist. The economists claims, "CEO's sole responsibility is to the owners, whose primary interest, EXCEPT IN CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, is the protection of their profits.".
He goes on to say CEOs are bound to seek profits for owners. This claim still only refers to institutions which are not charitable institutions.
This is all we learn about the economists take on charitable organizations. Everything else we learn is in reference to noncharitable organizations.
Hope this helps!
@AnibalCPerez They* (in reference to the economists)
For further understanding - in the same paragraph where A is shown to be wrong in the explanation, it doesn't explain the part of the paragraph saying "even if such a CEO's purpose is to look at the public good and nothing else, they should still work to maximize profits" and in the sentence before that it is indicate this extends to any instance where the CEO is not obligated to maximize profits. Is the only reason A is wrong then because charities are not explicitly stated as being a part of this? Or just because it is a 'most likely to agree' question and that B is a stronger choice?
@JackSykes I eliminated A because it used "is obligated" instead of "should" because I understood that sentence as saying that even though a CEO is not obligated ... it still should maximize profit. Meaning it has no obligation to, but it still should.
got this right 30 seconds faster than the target because I immediately went with my gut when I saw exactly what I was looking for. Going to continue using this strategy in future RC questions
Got it right 14 seconds faster than the target
these questions are so much easier when you get a 20 min Kevin explanation of every sentence
noooo frrrr lmao, this is so ez when kevin can exlain it. I havnt gotten one wrong due to him quite literally telling us "the answer" before we even get there. My main reason I suck at RC is b/c I cant understand the passage "correctly"
@youngj181175 Yeah, I feel the same way. It is nice to see that the actual questions are stupid simple if you truly understand what you read. There really haven't been any trick answers or hard to understand answers like there were in LR yet, and even those would be easier if he had broken down the stimulus before we read the question
They got me in the first half, but i found my mistake in blind review.
Kevin cannot hide his class consciousness even for a second
I love it so much
almost had me SIKE
I was just wondering if theres a way to change the time so the target time is for just one question? I think the target time is allowing for the entire question section of this passage
The charity call out lmao