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Passage A.

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Intro topic · Historical fiction require telling lies

Historical characters in these novels speak in language that doesn't match their actual period-specific language. And, authors must invent details about lives of real historical figures.

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Distinction between lie and mistake · Lies are intentional and with purpose; mistakes are accidental and often really bad to do

Good lies can help a story. Mistakes hurt a story.

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Importance of lying · Lying is required to make good historical fiction

Some lies can go too far, so not all lies are good for the story.

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False memories and truth · What is the "truer" memory?

Some false memories feel more real and emotionally impactful than the "true" memory.

Subjective truth · False memories can have subjective, emotional truth

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Lying in autobiographies · Lying is almost required to create a coherent narrative

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Concession · The author thinks it's illogical and unethical to endorse lying in autobiographies

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Reiterate importance of lying · Readers don't expect autobiography to be objectively true

The artistic aspect of an autobiography is more important than factual accuracy.

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It’s difficult to predict the correct answer just based on the question stem, because the way Passage A advances its arguments doesn’t seem to be clearly different from the way Passage B does. It’s not clear what the LSAT’s trying to get at up front. We’ll probably have to rely on process of elimination.

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Passage A does mention various examples (medieval characters and Shakespeare), but it doesn’t examine one example in depth.

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Passage A doesn’t criticize any views of opponents.

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Passage A doesn’t describe the personal experiences of the author.

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Passage A does this (Shakespeare). Passage B doesn’t. So (D) is correct.

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Passage A doesn’t suggest lying in historical novels is ethically questionable.

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