LSAT 159 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q22

RC Question 22 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: In the passage, the author is primarily

DISCUSSION: The passage starts off by explaining why physics can’t predict complex systems. Then it introduces complexity theory as a new framework that helps make sense of systems balancing order and chaos (like cells or flowing water).

The author isn’t trying to critique or reconcile theories, but to present and explain a scientific approach that can describe phenomena that physics can’t fully capture.

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1. CORRECT. The passage introduces complexity theory as a way to explain complex or semi-chaotic systems that standard physics struggles with.
2. There’s no conflict between two scientific assumptions. It’s a progression, not a contradiction.
3. The author doesn’t reconcile divergent theories but transitions from one (physics) to another (complexity theory).
4. Too extreme. The author doesn’t claim explanation is impossible, only that traditional physics has limits.
5. The focus isn’t on improving particle-level explanations, as this claims. That’s a part of the limits of physics.