I still don’t thoroughly understand why I got this one incorrect. But I believe part of it was misinterpreting this part of the prompt: "given the information in the passage" - I took this to mean that I should look for an answer that aligns with what the author's main point/perspective is. When I believe what it means is: "only considering the facts provided by the passage" ????
I think this is one of those questions that can be best answered without reading the passage at all. If anything, reading the passage makes it more confusing.
I eliminated A because I thought that the "access" being spoken about was the developing nation's access to the capability to air industrialized media. I didn't feel like there was any reason to assume that it was the individuals', within those nations, "access" being spoken about. I don't see anyway to have interpreted the question differently than I did, besides just being lucky.
If we are talking about the nation's access, then the fact that some air more industrialized media doesn't mean anything. My friend might spend a lot more time golfing than I do, but that doesn't mean we don't both have the same level of access to Top Golf.
What confuses me is the phrase, "given the info in the passage." I can't see how this is relevant to A (or the others for that matter). We could answer this question without the information in the passage at all -it's just what the study shows (if you assume the existance of airtime = accessible). Accessibility appears nowhere in the passage. In the test, I would have got confused and probably just guessed at random.
What the flip was this, and is the curve forgiving on these questions... :( I kinda wish it was a You Try so that I could've had more ease with referring back to the passage.
When I first looked at A, I was confused because I didn't understand how airtime equated to understanding access. I read it as access to TV rather than generic access to imported. Because of this misreading, I opted for E even though I wasn't confident with it (but understood it more than A).
How does one assess 'access' in a stimulus like this? Couldn't access be broad enough to include the 'menu' of cultural programs offered in those countries but not necessarily the programs aired? When answering, I'm trying to poke holes and call out the 'what if,' so D seemed attractive bc it actually honed what is being presented to viewers.
I got this question right fairly easily, but only because it didn't make sense to me that this question is asking us to use the passage while asking a question that seems 100% hypothetical. So I just went directly what could be inferred by only knowing airtime allotted in several different countries and A is the only correct answer
I took this PT before I started using 7Sage and this question kicked my ass. It was so out of left field that I was totally thrown off and couldn't parse any of the information.
Hi, can someone please provide a bit more clarification of what is meant by the phrase "conservative answer choice" in regard to these types of inference questions? Thanks!
What I don't get is how A relates to the "given the information in the passage" aspect of the question stem. It is completely irrelevant to the passage as far as I can tell. It's basically just an LR question tossed in. In fact, reading the passage would make this question significantly more difficult to answer. Just reading the question stem itself makes the answer obvious.
It totally makes sense to me why A is the right answer but I feel like I could've gotten there without reading any of the passage. The question says "given the information in the passage" - is it bad i didn't use any info from the passage? If this comes up again I want to make sure an answer isn't WRONG just because it doesn't directly mention something in the passage
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I still don’t thoroughly understand why I got this one incorrect. But I believe part of it was misinterpreting this part of the prompt: "given the information in the passage" - I took this to mean that I should look for an answer that aligns with what the author's main point/perspective is. When I believe what it means is: "only considering the facts provided by the passage" ????
This question has nothing to do with the reading lol
Slowly beginning to think some LSAT writers are just genuinely🦆ing evil
I think this is one of those questions that can be best answered without reading the passage at all. If anything, reading the passage makes it more confusing.
Came to the comments to make me feel better bcomgwtfwt?
idk how i got this right but im starting to gain confidence and that is never good
I eliminated A because I thought that the "access" being spoken about was the developing nation's access to the capability to air industrialized media. I didn't feel like there was any reason to assume that it was the individuals', within those nations, "access" being spoken about. I don't see anyway to have interpreted the question differently than I did, besides just being lucky.
If we are talking about the nation's access, then the fact that some air more industrialized media doesn't mean anything. My friend might spend a lot more time golfing than I do, but that doesn't mean we don't both have the same level of access to Top Golf.
#help
What confuses me is the phrase, "given the info in the passage." I can't see how this is relevant to A (or the others for that matter). We could answer this question without the information in the passage at all -it's just what the study shows (if you assume the existance of airtime = accessible). Accessibility appears nowhere in the passage. In the test, I would have got confused and probably just guessed at random.
What the flip was this, and is the curve forgiving on these questions... :( I kinda wish it was a You Try so that I could've had more ease with referring back to the passage.
When I first looked at A, I was confused because I didn't understand how airtime equated to understanding access. I read it as access to TV rather than generic access to imported. Because of this misreading, I opted for E even though I wasn't confident with it (but understood it more than A).
Bring back the science passages! At least they made me question my intelligence. I'm a sucker for punishment if you didn't know
LSAT test creators are PSYCHOmetricians
How does one assess 'access' in a stimulus like this? Couldn't access be broad enough to include the 'menu' of cultural programs offered in those countries but not necessarily the programs aired? When answering, I'm trying to poke holes and call out the 'what if,' so D seemed attractive bc it actually honed what is being presented to viewers.
i was definitely between A and D and chose D, this one was trickyyy!
Let me see an LSAT writer out in public, we gonna need to talk about something
If I was actually taking the LSAT, I’d probably waste so much time overthinking it lol
sooooo... we didn't even need the passage to answer this question right? tricky!
I got this question right fairly easily, but only because it didn't make sense to me that this question is asking us to use the passage while asking a question that seems 100% hypothetical. So I just went directly what could be inferred by only knowing airtime allotted in several different countries and A is the only correct answer
Tbh I didn't understand the passage enough for me to get this question right and I accept that.
Brutal
I took this PT before I started using 7Sage and this question kicked my ass. It was so out of left field that I was totally thrown off and couldn't parse any of the information.
I'm thinking of it like this: A study is conducted.
What's the study? - The amount of screen time different countries get for Western shows.
Whats the Study going to show? - How much time each country gets in comparison to each other.
A similar example : A study is conducted to see how long it takes different dog breeds to finish their meals
Whats the study going to show? - How long it takes these different dog breeds to finish their meals in comparison.
I hope I made sense, Maybe Kevin could chip in.
Hi, can someone please provide a bit more clarification of what is meant by the phrase "conservative answer choice" in regard to these types of inference questions? Thanks!
Is there anymore clarification about how this is connected to the passage? I read through it and I am still really struggling
What I don't get is how A relates to the "given the information in the passage" aspect of the question stem. It is completely irrelevant to the passage as far as I can tell. It's basically just an LR question tossed in. In fact, reading the passage would make this question significantly more difficult to answer. Just reading the question stem itself makes the answer obvious.
It totally makes sense to me why A is the right answer but I feel like I could've gotten there without reading any of the passage. The question says "given the information in the passage" - is it bad i didn't use any info from the passage? If this comes up again I want to make sure an answer isn't WRONG just because it doesn't directly mention something in the passage