LSAT 128 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q16

RC Question 16 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The author’s attitude towards the studies mentioned …

DISCUSSION: Whenever there’s a reference to a specific sentence, you should quickly go read that part to refresh your memory (unless you are 110% certain you know what they’re talking about, which won’t be the case most of the time).

These studies argue that anxieties and agendas (in other words, biases) influence how we construct cultures and national identities. Note that this is basically the same thing as what the author is saying.

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1. CORRECT. Exactly – the author agrees with their conclusions.
2. The author himself spends most of the passage drawing examples from colonialism, so this isn’t consistent.
3. Also doesn’t do this.
4. Doesn’t do this either.
5. The studies don’t say cultures are monolithic, nor does he disagree with this incorrect claim.