LSAT 139 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q2

RC Question 2 Explanation

DISCUSSION: For this type of question, you should justify your answer using a line from the passage, otherwise you risk making a mistake.

For instance, E is tempting. You might have had a vague recollection the passage said not to use chemicals.

But the passage said to avoid chemicals to please consumers, not for environmental reasons.

So that answer is both wrong. It is also misleading, because it seems right, if you’re not 100% clear on what the passage said.

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1. Whatley doesn’t talk about testing the market. Instead, he says farmers should only grow crops that consumers ask for.
2. CORRECT. The first sentence of paragraph 3 says that it’s important for consumers to pick their own crops. Leaving large lanes will make it easier for consumers to pick crops.
3. The final paragraph says farmers should let consumers come to them. They shouldn’t go into town. (see the second sentence of paragraph 4)
4. The first sentence of paragraph 3 says consumers should pick their own crops. If a farmer sells crops by the roadside, then the farmer picked the crops.
5. Close, but not quite. Whatley didn’t mention the environment. He said farmers should use chemicals if consumers ask them not to. Otherwise, presumably it’s ok to use chemicals.