LSAT 128 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q9

RC Question 9 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The main function of the third paragraph of the passage is to …

DISCUSSION: The third paragraph discusses Manhattan. This is just another example of the broader point about how Allen’s films consistently portray artists cynically.

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1. It’s not an exception, it actually reinforces the thesis.
2. Qualifying an assertion means modifying it or limiting it. That’s not what this paragraph does. It adds another example to support it.
3. Manhattan and Stardust Memories (second paragraph) both support the same point, so there’s no contrast between them.
4. CORRECT. This is more specific than I prephrased, but it’s still precisely correct. The beginning of paragraph 3 supports this.
5. There’s no contention. And the final paragraph discusses the happiness of artists vs. non-artists, which is different from the third paragraph.