PT55.S2.P2(Q09) & PT55.S2.P4(Q23)

calcal101

Hi all,

Having trouble with 2 questions in pretest 55, and I'd love to get some further explanation if anyone would be so kind!

In the second passage(s) in RC, for question #9, I chose C. Is this wrong because of the "most"; I see why B is also right, but can't figure out how to distinguish between the two. Is it simply because passage A doesn't explicitly address the issue of whether eradication advocates are genuine (though it is certainly implied, in my view)?

And for the last passage, can someone explain why #23 is D rather than C? Is it because "cheap substitute parts" are not a perfect analogue for tulips (as it suggests inferior quality) whereas book don't lose their quality when simply reproduced?

https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-2-passage-2-passage
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-2-passage-2-questions/
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-2-passage-4-passage
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-2-passage-4-questions/

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Edited title and added links.

BinghamtonDave

Passage 4 question 23. This is an analogy question. These questions are difficult because we must first get clear on precisely what is it we have been asked to analogize. So let's do that. Garber says in line 39: when a prized variety is invented (my word, not his) the original sells for a high price and people can breed the offspring of the original and recuperate their money regardless of how much it costs because of the sheer number they can sell. Garber says that when the original bulb becomes more available, their prices go down.

A low resolution framework we can work with for this question would be: we have an original item, that item cost a ton of money, we use it to make copies of, we sell those copies for a lot less but we sell a ton of them.

(C) is wrong because in this example we are selling the original item, not copies of the original item. The act of copying (making more available) is what Garber says brings down the price. Lines 44-46.

(D) is correct because it follows our low resolution framework. We buy a brand new novel by Cormac McCarthy, we make copies and we sell it at a price available to "nearly everyone."

I hope this helps.
David