LSAT 136 – Section 4 – Question 19

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Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
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158
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154
C
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158
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Editor Y: This is a good photograph: the composition is attractive, especially in the way the image is blurred by smoke in one corner.

Editor Z: It’s very pretty, but it’s a bad photograph. It doesn’t make a statement; there’s no obvious reason for the smoke to be there.

Speaker 1 Summary
Y concludes that the photograph is good. This is based on the fact it’s attractive.

Speaker 2 Summary
Z concludes that it’s a bad photograph. This is based on the fact it doesn’t make a statement.

Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. They disagree on whether the photograph is good.

A
a photograph’s composition should be related to a statement that it makes
Neither speaker has an opinion. Although Y mentions composition, and Z mentions making a statement, neither discusses the relationship between composition and making a statement.
B
a photograph that is not attractive can still be a good photograph
Y doesn’t have an opinion. He assumes that attractiveness is sufficient to make a photograph good. But he doesn’t discuss whether attractiveness is necessary to be a good photograph.
C
a photograph that makes no statement can still be attractive
Y doesn’t have an opinion. He doesn’t note whether the photograph makes a statement or not, and doesn’t discuss any relationship between making a statement and being an attractive photograph.
D
attractiveness by itself can make a photograph a good photograph
This is a point of disagreement. Y believes attractiveness is sufficient to make a photograph good (this is Y’s assumption). Z believes it’s not sufficient, because if it doesn’t make a statement, it still wouldn’t be good.
E
attractive composition and prettiness are the same feature
Neither has an opinion. Neither discusses a relationship between an attractive composition and prettiness.

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