LSAT 159 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q27

RC Question 27 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with …

DISCUSSION: The passage says the boundary theory recognizes that there’s a concept of ownership that constrains legal decisions, but it fails to explain crucial features of ownership.

So the theory gets something important right, but misunderstands or misapplies that insight.

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1. Boundary theory focuses on nonowners’ duties, not owners’ responsibilities.
2. The passage never discusses historical debates between the theories.
3. CORRECT. The author says the boundary theory is right that ownership is exclusive, but wrong about what exclusivity means.
4. Nothing in the passage links boundary theory to selling.
5. The passage never discusses a broader rights theory underlying boundary theory.