LSAT 139 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q15

RC Question 15 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Both passages are extremely skeptical of patents. Neither passage has anything good to say about them.

Passage A criticizes the fact that obvious patents are now common.

The author of Passage B describes a defensive policy for his company, and justifies the company’s use of patents.

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1. Passage A doesn’t have anything nice to say about patents. And Passage B describes a company’s policies on its own use of patents. It’s not a general argument about why we should eliminate patents.
2. Passage B definitely didn’t defend patents. The first paragraph calls for eliminating them.
3. CORRECT. Patenting the obvious is a good title for passage A. The passage was a complaint that patents are too easy to get, and that patents harm software. The author of passage B presents a defensive policy for his company.
4. Passage A doesn’t describe a misunderstanding about patents. A passage that had this title would clear up common misconceptions about patents.
5. The author of passage B isn’t apologizing to his customers.