LSAT 144 – Section 3 – Question 18

LSAT 144 - Section 3 - Question 18

October 2015

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT144 S3 Q18
+LR
+Exp
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Net Effect +NetEff
A
82%
163
B
0%
148
C
0%
149
D
1%
149
E
17%
156
139
148
156
 +Medium 145.106 +SubsectionEasier

Field studies, which have long been a staple of anthropological research, involve the researcher living within the community being studied. However, the usefulness of field studies tends to be overrated by anthropologists. Although most anthropologists do realize that living within the community one is studying affects that community, they generally underestimate the extent of such effects.

Summarize Argument
Anthropologists overrate the usefulness of field studies because they underestimate how much their presence influences the community they’re studying.

Identify Conclusion
Anthropologists overrate the usefulness of field studies: “the usefulness of field studies tends to be overrated by anthropologists.”

A
Anthropologists tend to overestimate the value of field studies.
This rephrases the conclusion.
B
In a field study, the researcher lives within the community being studied.
This is context. It explains what a field study is, which is a key concept in the overall argument.
C
Field studies have been a central feature of anthropological research for a long time.
This is context. It provides background on what a field study is.
D
Most anthropologists know that when they live within a community being studied, the community is affected at least somewhat.
This is context. It provides background for the premise that anthropologists underestimate how much they affect the community they are studying.
E
Most anthropologists underestimate how much of an effect the researcher’s presence has on a community being studied.
This is a premise. It supports the conclusion that the usefulness of field studies is overrated by anthropologists.

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