LSAT 159 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q12

RC Question 12 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The authors of the passages would be most likely to agree …

DISCUSSION: Both passages present microfinance organizations as useful and effective services to poor people.

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1. There’s no argument made in either that microfinance organizations need to stay small. Passage A even discusses large-scale successes.
2. Passage B mentions SafeSave’s low costs, but neither passage compares microfinance to regular banks in efficiency terms.
3. CORRECT. Both passages present microfinance as beneficial and effective.
4. Passage B’s model avoids groups, but A describes Grameen’s group model positively.
5. There’s no claim that microfinance must avoid governments.