While I understand why D is correct I feel that the line "there are those who are outright dismissive of The Wanderers because it contains an autobiographical framework and is populated with real-world characters." provides support to B and makes it hard for me to be sure that it is wrong.
@tar Just ask yourself if the answer is too strong. To say that ALL "critics who are compelled to categorize literary works" dismiss social vision entirely is too strong.
A critic could be compelled to categorize literary works, and this compulsion may make it hard for this critic to appreciate the social vision of a work - BUT, there is nothing in the passage to suggest social vision is entirely irrelevant to this entire group of critics.
Another reason I found (B) to be wrong was because the language is too general with critic's opinion on "a work". I don't feel the passage goes into detail about any of these critic's opinions on any outside works, except for on Mphahlele.
This might be a silly question, but I chose (E) because when I read the question stem saying to choose the answer "most strongly suggested by the information in the passage," I thought that meant anything suggested, even by critics, so that’s why I picked (E). Just to clarify, does “most strongly supported by the information in the passage” question stem only refer to the author’s ideas?
I would say that the "information in the passage" refers to looking at the passage as a whole, which, when zoomed out, continuously fights back against the comments of the critics. If you were to read answer E as if it were to be true, you would be saying, "the information in the passage states that novels don't have autobiographical elements." After reading the passage, this feels inherently off, since we know that the critics are the ones who believe this. The information in the passage tends to take this information and other information from the critics and negate/rebut it.
Studying for the LSAT is an emotional roller coaster. One minute I'm bummed because I missed a level two question, the next minute I'm happy because I nailed a level 5 question. This is why I have been cycling between states of burnout and frantic energy throughout this entire process. I gotta learn to be cool calm and collect no matter what.
Honestly real. This is a clown circus, we are learning to tame a tiger and jump a flaming hoop. All to say is that we need to sometimes step back take the space, and come back when we are collected. so that our will to live does not dwindle.
The word "suggested" means its not something explicitly stated in the passage or commonly thought from a surface level of thinking. D is correct because of what the question and passage imply overall to the problem that the critics and M face, which is a disagreement towards his work. Kind of have to use your imagination on this one.
I don’t know if that’s how I’d explain my process for getting to (D). I don’t think you need to be particularly imaginative—we know that (D) is directly supported in lines 25-30 of the passage. What’s really needed for this question is the ability to recognize that there actually isn’t any support for all of the wrong answer choices here. You can definitely get this question right by taking MSS in LR as your guide—that’s how I got this question right. I’m really not sure how useful the implicit/explicit distinction is in RC questions—my sense is usefulness probably depends on passage style for the most part, but I'm still not entirely sure.
Does anyone else feel an attraction towards B that comes from a harsh reading of the critics' perspective that assumes their roadmap argument was made in bad faith (ie. were they just looking for an excuse to criticize him and therefore wouldn't really care if he did provide a roadmap)? That's what initially drew me towards B and away from D, though I ultimately chose D as it is more accurate to the text itself in a direct, evidence-based way. I'm asking because I'm curious if the LSAT writers knew this was a bias they could take advantage of.
#help Hi is it okay to have this as my thought process?
Supporting line: but critics often balk at [Mphahlele’s vision of the future] because Mphahlele provides no road maps for bringing such a future about.
road maps → acceptable
what D is saying: road map → acceptable
D is correct because even though it negated that supporting line, it doesn't make it completely wrong. this is because it could go in either direction, it may be accepted or unaccepted. What made D even more attractive is how the answer has the word "might" in it, showing the accuracy of the translation of the diagrammed relationship.
D is clearly making a huge assumption that the only problem is the road map, but the first paragraph also mentions the "missing prose forms." That is not clarified by D.
The distinction I saw was that it wouldn't make his blending of genres more acceptable, but just his social vision.
AC D states: "If Mphahlele were to provide direction as to how his vision of the future might be realized, more critics might find this vision acceptable."
The line to reference in the passage for this is: “but critics often balk at this vision because Mphahlele provides no road maps for bringing such a future about.”
If Mphahlele provided a road map, the critics may find the vision more acceptable, but not necessarily his writing as a whole. AC D is just stating that this one change could slightly improve their attitude toward his writing, not that it would make them accept his unconventional blending of autobiography and fiction.
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second guessed myself smh
yea, this one is tough
How can i get better at Implied questions?
While I understand why D is correct I feel that the line "there are those who are outright dismissive of The Wanderers because it contains an autobiographical framework and is populated with real-world characters." provides support to B and makes it hard for me to be sure that it is wrong.
@tar Just ask yourself if the answer is too strong. To say that ALL "critics who are compelled to categorize literary works" dismiss social vision entirely is too strong.
A critic could be compelled to categorize literary works, and this compulsion may make it hard for this critic to appreciate the social vision of a work - BUT, there is nothing in the passage to suggest social vision is entirely irrelevant to this entire group of critics.
was going to pick D but had a diff interpretation on what they meant by "accept"
I have to agree... I would find the LSAT a lot less hard if it weren't for the reading comprehension section.
Okay I’ll admit this one got me </3
Another reason I found (B) to be wrong was because the language is too general with critic's opinion on "a work". I don't feel the passage goes into detail about any of these critic's opinions on any outside works, except for on Mphahlele.
This might be a silly question, but I chose (E) because when I read the question stem saying to choose the answer "most strongly suggested by the information in the passage," I thought that meant anything suggested, even by critics, so that’s why I picked (E). Just to clarify, does “most strongly supported by the information in the passage” question stem only refer to the author’s ideas?
I would say that the "information in the passage" refers to looking at the passage as a whole, which, when zoomed out, continuously fights back against the comments of the critics. If you were to read answer E as if it were to be true, you would be saying, "the information in the passage states that novels don't have autobiographical elements." After reading the passage, this feels inherently off, since we know that the critics are the ones who believe this. The information in the passage tends to take this information and other information from the critics and negate/rebut it.
Hope this helps!
Studying for the LSAT is an emotional roller coaster. One minute I'm bummed because I missed a level two question, the next minute I'm happy because I nailed a level 5 question. This is why I have been cycling between states of burnout and frantic energy throughout this entire process. I gotta learn to be cool calm and collect no matter what.
Honestly real. This is a clown circus, we are learning to tame a tiger and jump a flaming hoop. All to say is that we need to sometimes step back take the space, and come back when we are collected. so that our will to live does not dwindle.
This section is killing my will to live
D was a very attractive answer because I remembered the line about the lack of road maps and how critics don't like that.
I chose D solely because it’s one of the two answers about the main point ‘character’ —Mphahlele, and A was just straight up wrong.
#feedback The timestamp here is incorrect. It is listed as 6m but the video is just under 8m. Should be 8m.
The word "suggested" means its not something explicitly stated in the passage or commonly thought from a surface level of thinking. D is correct because of what the question and passage imply overall to the problem that the critics and M face, which is a disagreement towards his work. Kind of have to use your imagination on this one.
I don’t know if that’s how I’d explain my process for getting to (D). I don’t think you need to be particularly imaginative—we know that (D) is directly supported in lines 25-30 of the passage. What’s really needed for this question is the ability to recognize that there actually isn’t any support for all of the wrong answer choices here. You can definitely get this question right by taking MSS in LR as your guide—that’s how I got this question right. I’m really not sure how useful the implicit/explicit distinction is in RC questions—my sense is usefulness probably depends on passage style for the most part, but I'm still not entirely sure.
Does anyone else feel an attraction towards B that comes from a harsh reading of the critics' perspective that assumes their roadmap argument was made in bad faith (ie. were they just looking for an excuse to criticize him and therefore wouldn't really care if he did provide a roadmap)? That's what initially drew me towards B and away from D, though I ultimately chose D as it is more accurate to the text itself in a direct, evidence-based way. I'm asking because I'm curious if the LSAT writers knew this was a bias they could take advantage of.
I struggle with most strongly supported and implied questions often any advice
#help Hi is it okay to have this as my thought process?
Supporting line: but critics often balk at [Mphahlele’s vision of the future] because Mphahlele provides no road maps for bringing such a future about.
road maps→acceptablewhat D is saying: road map → acceptable
D is correct because even though it negated that supporting line, it doesn't make it completely wrong. this is because it could go in either direction, it may be accepted or unaccepted. What made D even more attractive is how the answer has the word "might" in it, showing the accuracy of the translation of the diagrammed relationship.
D is clearly making a huge assumption that the only problem is the road map, but the first paragraph also mentions the "missing prose forms." That is not clarified by D.
The distinction I saw was that it wouldn't make his blending of genres more acceptable, but just his social vision.
AC D states: "If Mphahlele were to provide direction as to how his vision of the future might be realized, more critics might find this vision acceptable."
The line to reference in the passage for this is: “but critics often balk at this vision because Mphahlele provides no road maps for bringing such a future about.”
If Mphahlele provided a road map, the critics may find the vision more acceptable, but not necessarily his writing as a whole. AC D is just stating that this one change could slightly improve their attitude toward his writing, not that it would make them accept his unconventional blending of autobiography and fiction.
The very, very strong support for D in the passage comes from "balk" and "because"
the timestamp is incorrect here too, instead of 1m it is more like 8m :)