DISCUSSION: The tone of the passage is neutral, and fairly scholarly. It seems to be describing settled fact, so this passage likely comes from a textbook than the subject of an academic paper.
The correct answer mentions a book of song forms, which is appropriate.
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- It’s unlikely that a tourist brochure would focus on nothing but the history of song. A brochure would describe historical sights, and use less complex language.
- This passage is about the music of the American-Mexican border area, not Spain.
- Newspaper editorials are arguments. This passage is not an argument.
- There is not one famous native mentioned in this passage.
- CORRECT. This works. The passage is neutral and simply gives a brief description of corridos. That would fit well into a book describing a variety of song forms.
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Dani Fink says
what kind of question would you classify this?
TutorRosalie (LSATHacks) says
You can think of this as a sort of inference question. You’re inferring from the author’s description of the tone and content what sort of situation/occasion/medium this passage can belong to.
Mart says
I agree with your reasoning for E. However, I’m still uncertain about why A is wrong. You seem to suggest that it’s unlikely that a tourist brochure is solely about Coridos; however, the question stem reads “drawn [from],” suggesting that the excerpt about Coridos does not necessarily have to be the entire brochure, but rather just a part of it.
FounderGraeme says
Good point, but it’s still terribly unlikely that a brochure would print such an extensive analysis of song. I mean, have you seen brochures? Bullet points and pictures, mostly.