LSAT 151 – Section 4 – Question 08

LSAT 151 - Section 4 - Question 08

September 2018

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT151 S4 Q08
+LR
+Exp
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
152
B
75%
164
C
2%
155
D
0%
E
22%
157
141
151
160
 +Medium 145.196 +SubsectionEasier

A good movie reviewer should be able to give favorable reviews of movies that are not to his or her taste. Because movie reviewers have seen so many movies, their tastes are very different from and usually better informed than those of most moviegoers. Yet the function of movie reviewers, as opposed to film critics, is to help people determine which movies they might enjoy seeing, not to help them better appreciate movies.

Summarize Argument
The author concludes that a good movie reviewer should be able to give favorable reviews of movies that she personally may not like. This is because the purpose of movie reviewers is to help people figure out what movies they might enjoy. The unstated assumption is that to help people figure out what they might like, a movie reviewer can’t just give negative reviews based on her own personal taste.

Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is what the author thinks a good movie reviewer should be able to do: “A good movie reviewer should be able to give favorable reviews of movies that are not to his or her taste.”

A
Movie reviewers’ tastes in movies are very different from and usually better informed than those of most moviegoers.
This is part of the context. Movie reviewers have different, better tastes. But the author pivots to argue that a good reviewer should be able to set aside their personal taste and give favorable reviews to movies she might not like.
B
If a movie reviewer is good, he or she should be able to give favorable reviews of movies that are not to his or her taste.
This is an almost verbatim restatement of the conclusion.
C
The function of a movie reviewer is different from that of a film critic.
This is part of the premise.
D
Movie reviewers see many more movies than most moviegoers see.
This is part of the context.
E
The role of movie reviewers is to help people determine which movies they might enjoy seeing, not to help people better appreciate movies.
This is a premise. The author doesn’t offer anything to help prove the role of movie reviewers. Rather, he uses the claim about a movie reviewer’s role to assert what a good movie reviewer should be able to do.

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