LSAT 115 – Section 2 – Question 06

LSAT 115 - Section 2 - Question 06

December 2002

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Most strongly supported +MSS
Fill in the blank +Fill
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
19%
159
B
1%
160
C
2%
160
D
78%
162
E
1%
156
120
134
158
 +Easiest 148.811 +SubsectionMedium

Poor writers often express mundane ideas with elaborate syntax and esoteric vocabulary. Inattentive readers may be impressed but may well misunderstand the writing, while alert readers will easily see through the pretentiousness. Thus, a good principle for writers is: _______.

Summary
Poor writers often express boring ideas with fancy syntax and difficult vocabulary. Inattentive readers may be impressed, but they also may misunderstand the writing. Alert readers will easily see through the pretentiousness.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Thus, a good principle for writers is: a writer’s style should match the complexity of the ideas expressed.

A
the simpler the style, the better the writing
This answer is unsupported. The author criticizes poor writing as using complex style to express mundane ideas. This doesn’t necessarily mean that there are not more complex ideas that necessitate a more complex style of writing.
B
inattentive readers are not worth writing for
This answer is unsupported. Nothing from the stimulus tells us which audiences are worth writing for.
C
only the most talented writers can successfully adopt a complex style
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus does not address talented writers or what they can achieve. The stimulus only addresses poor writing.
D
a writing style should not be more complex than the ideas expressed
This answer is strongly supported. The author criticizes poor writing as using complex style to express mundane ideas. Therefore, the author believes that the style of writing should correlate with the complexity of ideas being expressed.
E
alert readers are the only readers who are sensitive to writing style
This answer is unsupported. To say that alert readers are the “only” ones sensitive to style is too strong. We know that they are at least one group sensitive to style, but we cannot say they are the only ones.

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