I don't understand why A is incorrect.
i was choosing between A and E, and eventually decided on A on the basis that I could find more explicit references in the passage.
In line 36, it states that professional illustrations eschewed the use of color. On the other hand, it says in line 33 that custom-made illustrations used coloration. If some people don't use color at all in illustrations in text books, and custom-made illustrations use coloration to distort issues and emphasize their points, doesn't this mean that medical textbooks rely less on colors?
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- rinagoldfield
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Atticus Finch
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Re: Q10
The author contrasts custom medical illustrations with textbook illustrations in the third paragraph. (E) is supported by lines 40-49: "custom-made medical illustrations are designed to include only the information that is relevant... The more complex details often found in textbooks can be deleted [by the custom illustrator] so as not to confuse the issue."
These lines imply that the comprehensive detail found in textbook illustrations might confuse jurors in a way that simpler custom illustrations might not.
I see why (A) is tempting. However, while textbook illustrators "SOMETIMES even eschew the use of color" we don’t know how often "sometimes" is. Maybe once in a blue moon? We also only know that custom illustrations "MAY subtly distort the issues through... coloration." How often is "may?" Again, maybe once in a blue moon? We don’t know enough about the frequency of uncolored and color illustrations to safely say that textbook illustrations are less colorful than their custom-created counterparts.
(B) is tricky... but this is true for custom illustrations (lines 25-29), not the textbook ones that have already been verified by the medical community.
(C) is unsupported.
(D) is also tempting... however we only know that "SOME lawyers share a version of this view [that custom-made illustrations often misrepresent facts]" (lines 17-20). Some is not the same as most.
These lines imply that the comprehensive detail found in textbook illustrations might confuse jurors in a way that simpler custom illustrations might not.
I see why (A) is tempting. However, while textbook illustrators "SOMETIMES even eschew the use of color" we don’t know how often "sometimes" is. Maybe once in a blue moon? We also only know that custom illustrations "MAY subtly distort the issues through... coloration." How often is "may?" Again, maybe once in a blue moon? We don’t know enough about the frequency of uncolored and color illustrations to safely say that textbook illustrations are less colorful than their custom-created counterparts.
(B) is tricky... but this is true for custom illustrations (lines 25-29), not the textbook ones that have already been verified by the medical community.
(C) is unsupported.
(D) is also tempting... however we only know that "SOME lawyers share a version of this view [that custom-made illustrations often misrepresent facts]" (lines 17-20). Some is not the same as most.
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Re: Q10
I need some help from one of the esteemed LSAT geniuses! I am quite new to studying the RC section and have a rather general question as it applies to this particular one. Question 10 asks about which of the following answers the author most likely will believe. My question is this: Since it specifically constrains the scope of this question to only the author's opinion, would an answer like (D) be wrong not only due to the quantity indicator "most" (the passage only talks about "some"), but also and chiefly due to the fact that answer (D) is talking about a piece of evidence that simply restates a commonly held belief by some lawyers. In other words, simply stating an observed fact about the beliefs of some lawyers, is not an actual opinion of the author. Hence, this answer should be disregarded.
I am a little confused if the above is an inherently flawed way of thinking about RC in general. However, I would imagine that when a question asks about the author's beliefs, and a question references a piece of evidence which is found in a section of the passage containing no opinion of the author, that it would be immediately wrong.
Please advise! I thank any responders ahead of time...
I am a little confused if the above is an inherently flawed way of thinking about RC in general. However, I would imagine that when a question asks about the author's beliefs, and a question references a piece of evidence which is found in a section of the passage containing no opinion of the author, that it would be immediately wrong.
Please advise! I thank any responders ahead of time...
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Re: Q10
What an interesting question, timsportschuetz!
I think to begin, I'll pose a somewhat philosophical question to you: how would you differentiate between "facts" and mere "opinions"?
If the author said "I believe, personally, that the Earth is round" - which is it?
What if the author said "It is well-known that the Earth is flat" - what then?
In real life, we tend to differentiate between facts and opinions based on nothing more than what we perceive as the validity of the opinion expressed. Sometimes we assess them based on nothing more than how many other people agree with the opinion.
In other words, no, you should never try to differentiate between fact and opinion in this way. Everything that comes out of the author's mouth, whether it is phrased as fact or opinion, is something the author believes, and is thus fair game for an inference question. The question could just as easily have been phrased "which of the following is would the author be most likely to agree with". That would produce absolutely no change in the nature of the question, and strips any possible reference to 'belief'.
The author would believe that some lawyers think textbooks are less prone to misrepresent. Whether the author believes this because it's a personal opinion or a well-accepted fact is completely irrelevant.
Does that clear things up a bit?
I think to begin, I'll pose a somewhat philosophical question to you: how would you differentiate between "facts" and mere "opinions"?
If the author said "I believe, personally, that the Earth is round" - which is it?
What if the author said "It is well-known that the Earth is flat" - what then?
In real life, we tend to differentiate between facts and opinions based on nothing more than what we perceive as the validity of the opinion expressed. Sometimes we assess them based on nothing more than how many other people agree with the opinion.
In other words, no, you should never try to differentiate between fact and opinion in this way. Everything that comes out of the author's mouth, whether it is phrased as fact or opinion, is something the author believes, and is thus fair game for an inference question. The question could just as easily have been phrased "which of the following is would the author be most likely to agree with". That would produce absolutely no change in the nature of the question, and strips any possible reference to 'belief'.
The author would believe that some lawyers think textbooks are less prone to misrepresent. Whether the author believes this because it's a personal opinion or a well-accepted fact is completely irrelevant.
Does that clear things up a bit?
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