Can someone explain why A is correct? Paragraph 2 of the passage seems to indicate that there physicists can distinguish between the emission of thermal radiation and reflection, which is why A is confusing because it says it's hard to distinguish between the two.

Let me preface this by saying I know I should be using official questions, but I bought this book in a rush for a trip where I wouldn't have great internet (powerscore books haven't arrived yet). My thoughts on the question at the bottom so as to not influence anyone before reading.

Despite five consecutive years in which global consumption of grain has been greater than global production, it is unlikely that the world is facing a near-term crisis in the food supply. The average shortfalls have been mainly due to reduced output from farms in China, which is moving from a policy of central control over agricultural production to a more market-driven model. Therefore, if demand for grain continues to fall short of supply, Chinese production of grain should increase dramatically. Which one of the following principles most helps to justify this reasoning?

A. Global markets respond more slowly than regional markets, so local rates of production usually change more rapidly than the global average.

B. When agricultural production is centrally controlled, it is unable to respond to changing demand by adjusting rates of supply.

C. Average shortfalls are most readily remedied by local increases in production.

D. When agricultural production is market-driven, it is likely to respond to rising demand by increasing production.

E. Centrally controlled agricultural production has been shown to be more inefficient than market-driven models.

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Correct Answer: D

When agricultural production is market-driven, it is likely to respond to rising demand by increasing production.

The speaker concludes that Chinese production will rise if demand requires it based on the premise that Chinese production is now market-driven. Clearly the author connects market-driven methods with matching supply and demand. Choice A isn't right because it isn't actually about the difference between global and regional markets but about China's transformation to a market economy. Choice B doesn't justify the conclusion but explains how things worked under China's older system. Choice C is wrong because the speaker isn't talking about local production. Choice D looks like the right answer. The speaker bases his conclusion on the principle that a market economy will respond to increased demand with increased production. Choice E isn't right. The speaker doesn't mention inefficiency or even compare a market-driven system to a centrally regulated one; he's only interested in the effects of China's transition between the two. Choice D is the best answer.

I think they swapped the words supply and demand in the conclusion and that it should read "Therefore, if supply for grain continues to fall short of demand, Chinese production of grain should increase dramatically." I know questions don't have to reflect reality, but this isn't even internally consistent. Continues should refer to the situation presented in the first sentence, but the first sentence clearly says that consumption (demand) is greater than production (supply). And the first line of the explanation also clearly says "The speaker concludes that Chinese production will rise if demand requires it", and demand would only require it if demand were greater than supply.

Thoughts?

Hello! Wondering if anyone can offer some insight on where the textual basis is for the correct answer "B." I selected "C" as the answer with the assumption that comments about racism by a Communist Party Organizer would implicitly attack white chauvinism and also denote some sort of involvement in African American issue politics. I was not convinced that this was direct enough evidence, so am open to answer B but am curious where the direct support lies. Is the support the "cautiousness" and desire to appeal to moderates referred to by the author? Thank you for the help!

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For example if in the stimulus the conditional statement is A->B can the right answer be /B->/A? or does it need to take the original form?

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I'd like to discuss this question, as it seems there's no explanation available on 7sage. That should be rectified, as this is a very tricky and unconventional question which therefore warrants a thorough explanation.

In the mean time, I'll give it a shot:

The question stem here seems to be, "Which one of the answer choices will fully justify (or make must be true) one of the two question options, definitively?"

It's an odd question in that it doesn't ask you to justify approach A or approach B -- it instead asks you to identify a principle that will make EITHER ONE OF A or B must be true, whilst simultanouesly making either B or A must be false -- all based on the stimulus information.

So far as I can tell, (B) is the only one that does this with that level of certainty. It says that, based on the stim information available, the renovation was correct while the demolition camp was incorrect.

Unusual, difficult question.

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Is there anyone out there who can explain the answer choices to this passage?

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Hello,

I am having trouble wrapping my head around question 25 of LR section 2 of the November 2019 LSAT. The question states:

"The generalization expressed below most helps to justify the reasoning in which one of the following arguments:

An arrangement of objects tends to be aesthetically pleasing to the extent that it gives the impression that the person who arranged the objects succeeded at what he or she was attempting to do."

I tried to diagram this since that is how I think about questions like this, but am confused after watching the answer key video. Does anyone know if this should be, "Aesthetically pleasing -> Impression of Success" (Aesthetically pleasing requires the impression of success) or "Impression of Success -> Aesthetically Pleasing" (if there is an impression of success, then we know it is aesthetically pleasing)? I think it is AP -> IS but am not 100%.

I am finding mixed responses when trying to search this question online, if anyone can help figure this out. I also am not sure why answer choice B of this question is wrong. Answer choice B says:

"The wooden panels in the art installation probably are not arranged in the way that the artist wanted them arranged, for the installation is less aesthetically pleasing than other installations."

Does that tell is ~AP -> ~IS? (given it is not pleasing -> did not succeed?)

Any help appreciated, thanks!

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A is incorrect because those authors could be Black regardless of whether they're originally from the U.S. or Latin America. Jackson uses personal identification with Blackness and personal experience with Blackness for his critical judgement of African Hispanic literature. If novels Jackson presents as reflections of the Black Latin American experience were written by Black Americans living in Latin America, this wouldn't undermine his use of ethnicity at all.

B is incorrect because the fact that some African Hispanic poets happened to plagiarize their work doesn't contradict Jackson's assertion that African Hispanic literature needs to be written by Black people in order to be authentic.

C is incorrect because it doesn't undermine Jackson's use of ethnicity for evaluating African Hispanic literature. If anything, the fact that African Hispanic authors were imitating other Black authors would perfectly coincide with his use of ethnicity.

D is incorrect because this information is irrelevant. We don't even know whether these writers are Black. Even if they were, Jackson already accounted for the fact that the majority of African Hispanic writers espouse integration.

E is correct because this revelation would directly contradict Jackson's assertion that African Hispanic literature needs to be written by Black people in order to be authentic.

I got this wrong, which made me lock in to figure why E is correct while the others aren't, but I'm just a student like the rest of you, so please let me know if any of my explanations are inaccurate or inadequate. Good luck with your studies!

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Can anyone help me to understand why D is not right?

I really struggled trying to make a motto prediction for this one and was between C and D.

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Hi, I am having a lot of problem with this passage. But especially with this first question. I got it wrong during timed and BR and considering I eliminated (E) immediately upon reading, I am convinced that I did not understand this passage, more specifically the main point of it. I selected (D) (after debating for a long time between (B) and (D) because it basically said the same thing, which I realize should have been a red flag) and the reason I did was that I was unsure as to what was more important in the passage: the connection between African American art and African Artisanship or African American art and it's connection with the Western World/history of America. I assumed it was the latter because although Artisanship was primarily the focus of the first 1/2 of the passage, I felt that the second half solely focused on how Porter's work was different from Locke because it put African American art work in the context of American art. This also continued on to the last paragraph where what Porter was working on was African American art's influence on Western Art in general. Where am I going wrong I am genuinely at lost.