LSAT PrepTest 159 - Section 2 - Passage 1 - Question 4

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Intro topic · Ormes’ comic Torchy Brown

First comic made by African American woman

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Details about Torchy Brown · Torchy’s journey from South to North seems like fairy tale

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Author’s view · Torchy Brown reflects cultural concerns

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Support 1 · Setting of Torchy Brown

The Cotton Club reflects concern for anti-discrimination.

Support 2 · Form of Torchy Brown

The form of the comic is similar to popular music styles.

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Support 3 · Authentic scenes in Torchy Brown

The main character faces situations that relate to real life.

Passage Style

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Question Type

Author’s attitude

Implied

This is an Implied question asking us about the author's attitude. What does the author value most about Torchy Brown? To answer this question, we want to pick up on language and structural cues that indicate the author's attitude. There's no obvious line in which the author directly praises parts of Torchy Brown. So the best evidence for what the author finds most valuable about Torchy Brown is what the author chooses to highlight. Here, the main point of the passage is the way in which Torchy Brown reflects significant cultural concerns of African Americans.

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Although the author notes that Torchy Brown presents an idyllic Southern community, there's no evidence the author finds this to be particularly valuable. This is merely presented as an aspect that contributes to the fairy-tale like nature of the comic.

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There's not much evidence the author finds Torchy Brown's incorporation of music and dance as the most valuable part of the comic. Although this is mentioned in paragraph 2, it's part of the support for the broader point that Torchy Brown reflects important African American concerns.

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There's no evidence that the provision of entertainment is what the author values most highly. The author doesn't discuss what makes the comic entertaining; she focuses on the way in which the comic reflects cultural concerns.

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This is the best supported answer. Most of the passage is devoted to showing how Torchy Brown reflects important cultural concerns. This is evidence the author most values this aspect of the comic.

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Although the author mentions that Torchy Brown involves South-to-North migration, there's no evidence the author finds this aspect of the comic most valuable. The migration is mentioned as part of a description of the story of Torchy Brown. But the rest of the passage focuses on the cultural concerns reflected in the comic.

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