LSAT 126 – Section 4 – Question 04

LSAT 126 - Section 4 - Question 04

October 2008

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Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT126 S4 Q04
+LR
+Exp
Weaken +Weak
Eliminating Options +ElimOpt
A
94%
163
B
5%
155
C
0%
148
D
0%
154
E
1%
157
127
136
145
 +Easier 147.084 +SubsectionMedium

In his book, published in 1892, Grey used the same metaphor that Jordan used in her book, which was published in 1885. The metaphor is so unusual that there is little chance that two different people independently created it. Therefore, it is highly likely that Grey read Jordan’s book.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that Grey most likely read Jordan’s book. This is because Grey’s book, which came out after Jordan’s book, features a metaphor that’s too unique to have been created by two people independently.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the metaphor in question first appeared in Jordan’s book, rather than some book that both Jordan and Grey could’ve found the metaphor in. The author also assumes that the reverse relationship between Grey and Jordan isn’t true—that Grey in fact invented the metaphor sometime before 1885, and Jordan subsequently used it in her book.

A
A text that was probably known to both Jordan and Grey was published in 1860 and also contained the same unusual metaphor.
Rather than Grey borrowing from Jordan as the author claims, both borrowed from another author.
B
The passage in Grey’s book that employs the unusual metaphor expresses an idea that bears little relation to any ideas expressed in Jordan’s book.
Grey’s metaphor expresses a different idea than the metaphor in Jordan’s book. Still, the metaphor is the same, and that metaphor is so unusual that it’s very unlikely both writers could’ve independently created it.
C
Both Grey’s book and Jordan’s book were written for the same audience.
We’re not interested in who the books were written for. We care about where the metaphor originated.
D
Jordan used the same metaphor in a work that she wrote in 1894 and published in 1895.
Even if Jordan reused the metaphor in 1894, the fact still stands that she used it in 1885. We need to know if the metaphor has some other, earlier source than the 1885 instance.
E
According to most scholars, Grey was generally a more inventive writer than Jordan and developed many original metaphors.
We don’t care about Grey’s overall contribution to the metaphor. We care about the specific metaphor in question.

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