LSAT 103 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q25

RC Question 25 Explanation

DISCUSSION: See lines 55-57. Staves didn’t destroy the Stones’ argument, but she weakened the idea that widows had more money than women who had never married.

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1. CORRECT. Lines 55-57 say this exactly.
2. Lines 55-57 say that Staves did not disprove the Stones’ contention.
3. Same as B. Also, only one assumption was proven wrong.
4. Same as B. Lines 55-57 say that Staves did not disprove the Stones’ contention.
5. Staves didn’t qualify (modify) the Stones’ contention. She weakened it by showing one of their assumptions was wrong (lines 55-57).