LSAT 159 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q22

RC Question 22 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Which one of the following most accurately expresses the …

DISCUSSION: The passage evaluates three theories of ownership, and concludes that the third (agenda setting) is the best account of what makes ownership exclusive (the owner’s authority to direct how the resource is used).

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1. This criticizes only one theory and ignores the discussion of boundary theory and the author’s endorsement of agenda-setting.
2. This is descriptive, not evaluative, and misses the author’s argument about which theory is better.
3. CORRECT. This matches the conclusion: the author finds both earlier theories insufficient and thinks the agenda-setting theory is best.
4. The author doesn’t say the boundary theory is superior, only that it recognizes something important but still fails overall.
5. The agenda-setting theory explicitly does not focus on exclusion; it centers on the owner’s authority to set the resource’s agenda.