LSAT 104 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q13

RC Question 13 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The guilds were only mentioned once.

Lines 8-10 show that guilds often disciplined their members.

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1. We only know that few canon lawyer organizations existed before the fourteenth century. Guilds might have existed.
2. CORRECT. Lines 8-10 tell us that guilds had a “prominent role” in enforcing ethical standards. This couldn’t have been true unless guilds had influence.
3. This is tricky. Guilds were more effective at punishing ethical lapses, true. But canon lawyers’ associations did have ethical standards (lines 5-6). The lawyers simply never enforced their standards.
4. Lines 8-10 seem to contradict this. Guilds enforced standards, so presumably they had some ability to enforce discipline. We certainly have no evidence that they did have difficulty.
5. Guilds are only mentioned once. We know they enforced standards. We have no idea how guilds varied between cities.