LSAT 130 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q12

RC Question 12 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for Emeagwali’s prediction mentioned in lines 55–58?

DISCUSSION: In lines 55-58, Emeagwali says he believes computer scientists will be more likely to look for natural solutions in the future.

So you should look for something that suggests that:

Natural principles will be used

In the future

If you stick to these, it’s easy to eliminate the wrong answers.

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1. CORRECT. This shows that computer scientists are now aware of more natural principles. This suggests they will be able to use them in the future.
2. “Variables affecting global weather” doesn’t mean “principles underlying global weather”. Those are two very different concepts.
   I.e. humans can affect global weather, but we aren’t a mathematical principle underlying the system.
3. This describes a tendency about what is true now. We’re supposed to be making a prediction about change in the future.
4. This just describes Emeagwali’s work. We’re supposed to be supporting a prediction about what will happen with computer science in general, in the future.
5. So? We only care about mathematical principles that underlie natural systems. These unknown mathematical principles may not be principles that underlie mathematical systems. And this doesn’t support any predictions about the future.