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LSAT Explanations › PrepTest 118 › Section 2

Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 118 Section 2

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Passage 1

A number of natural disasters in recent years— such as earthquakes, major storms, and floods-that have affected large populations of …

Natural Disasters

Traditional disaster relief focuses on sending large amounts of aid quickly after a crisis. Relief agencies have assumed that immediate supplies, experts, and resources are the best way to reduce the damage …

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Passage 2

The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which physicians standardly affirm upon beginning medical practice, have long been considered …

Hippocratic Oath

The Hippocratic oath has long been considered the foundation of medical ethics. But critics argue it's outdated because modern medicine requires more flexible ethics, greater respect for autonomy, and consideration of broader …

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Passage 3

A lichen consists of a fungus living in symbiosis (i.e., a mutually beneficial relationship) with an alga. Although most branches …

Lichen

Lichens are made of fungi and algae living together, but the evolutionary origins of lichen-forming fungi were unclear. DNA research shows that these fungi are not a separate group but are related …

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Passage 4

The struggle to obtain legal recognition of aboriginal rights is a difficult one, and even if a right is written …

Aboriginal Rights

Canada gave constitutional protection to existing Aboriginal rights in 1982, but the broad wording of the law left courts to define what those rights actually mean. This has led to inconsistent decisions …

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About this section

Originally Section 2 of PrepTest 45, administered in December 2004.

Passage topics

  1. Passage 1Social scienceDisaster relief aid practices
  2. Passage 2HumanitiesHippocratic oath medical ethics
  3. Passage 3ScienceEvolution of lichen-forming fungi
  4. Passage 4LawCanadian Aboriginal constitutional rights
Section 1: Logical Reasoning
Section 3: Logical Reasoning
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