LSAT 119 – Section 4 – Question 01
LSAT 119 - Section 4 - Question 01
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| PT119 S4 Q01 |
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| Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE Quantifier +Quant Fact v. Belief v. Knowledge +FvBvK | A
2%
155
B
1%
154
C
95%
162
D
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154
E
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154
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+Easiest | 145.1 +SubsectionEasier |
Considering that Mark Twain is Samuel Clemens, I have always found it amazing that very few people know that Samuel Clemens was a writer, since almost everybody knows that Mark Twain was one.
"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why do so few people know that Samuel Clemens is a writer when almost everybody knows that Mark Twain, which is Samuel Clemens’ pen name, is a writer?
Objective
The correct answer must provide a difference between people’s awareness of Mark Twain as a writer on the one hand, and their awareness of Samuel Clemens as a writer on the other.
A
Most people probably have not read anything by Samuel Clemens.
“Mark Twain” is Samuel Clemens’ pen name. If most people haven’t read anything by Samuel Clemens, it means most people haven’t read anything by Mark Twain. Therefore, this answer doesn’t explain why more people know that Mark Twain is a writer.
B
Everyone who knows that Samuel Clemens was a writer also knows that Mark Twain was one.
This provides a similarity between people’s awareness of Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens, but we need a difference. (B) tells us that of all the people who know Samuel Clemens was a writer, those same people also know Mark Twain was a writer. This doesn’t explain why so many more people know about Twain than Clemens.
C
Most people do not know that Mark Twain is Samuel Clemens.
This points out a difference in people’s knowledge about Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens. If most people don’t know that Mark Twain is Samuel Clemens, it provides a possible explanation for why far more people know that Mark Twain was a writer than Samuel Clemens.
D
Many people believe apparently conflicting things about authors.
Even if people believe conflicting things about Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens, it doesn’t address why far more people are aware that Mark Twain is a writer.
E
Some people know that “Mark Twain” is a pseudonym for Samuel Clemens.
This explains why some people could be equally aware of both Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens, but we need an answer choice that does the opposite. We need a difference between people’s awareness of Twain and Clemens.
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LSAT PrepTest 119 Explanations
Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 2 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
- Question 07
- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
- Question 26
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