LSAT 159 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q27

RC Question 27 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Which one of the following statements can most reasonably be …

DISCUSSION: It’s hard to prephrase an answer when there’s so much information to choose from. Be careful of answers that overstate any of the arguments, are off-topic or otherwise misrepresent the passage.

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1. The author says even if scientists could know every particle’s position, the system’s behavior couldn’t be computed. It’s too complex.
2. The passage uses the faucet as an example, not a limit of complexity theory’s scope.
3. CORRECT. The author states that life requires “a degree of disorder to facilitate novelty”, meaning total order would reduce adaptability.
4. Cause and effect can still apply. They’re just unpredictable in nonlinear systems.
5. The faucet is just an example, not a claim about most nonlinear systems.