LSAT 158 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q13

LR Question 13 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The widespread use of encryption software …

QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion

CONCLUSION: Encryption will basically cause the writing of biographical history to end.

REASONING: Biographers rely on private documents, those documents will be encrypted, and without passwords historians won’t be able to access them.

ANALYSIS: The first sentence is the author’s main point, and everything else explains how they reached that conclusion.

The claim that encryption will end biographical history is supported by all the other statements, and not vice versa. That tells us it’s the conclusion.

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1. This is a part of the reasoning.
2. CORRECT. See above.
3. This is also a part of the reasoning. It helps explain why encryption will end biographical history.
4. Again, part of the reasoning.
5. This is more of background context which helps set the stage for why private documents matter.