LSAT 128 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q19

RC Question 19 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: It can be inferred from information in the passage that …

DISCUSSION: These scientists claimed that she studied data on the sun’s outer surface rather than its interior (last sentence of paragraph 3). So, if this means she can’t conclude anything about the sun’s interior, then the sun’s exterior and interior must be different.

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1. Scientists didn’t know about nuclear fusion, so how would they make claims about what it can or cannot do?
2. CORRECT. See discussion above.
3. This is not the basis of why they rejected her claim. They disputed what part of the sun she examined.
4. This is the opposite of what happened – they were biased, not her. But also, there’s nothing to suggest that they ever claimed she was biased.
5. Nothing to support this.