LSAT 104 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q8

RC Question 8 Explanation

DISCUSSION: This passage is making an argument.  Mill and Levi-Strauss’ opposing views come in the first paragraph.

Paragraphs two and three argue against the opposing view.

Paragraph four is the conclusion and main point of the passage. Hopi names are versatile. They fulfill the functions our Western names do, but they also have poetic beauty.

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1. The author’s point is that Hopi names have much broader functions than Western names.
2. Lines 49-50 show that Hopi names do separate individuals and show social relationships.
3. The author seems to think that they have figured out Hopi names. And the author could be European, as far as we know.
4. Lines 30-35 say that often a name represents an event, and not the individual’s clan.
5. CORRECT. This sums up paragraph four, which is the conclusion of the passage. Lines 49-50 show that Hopi names fulfill Western functions. The rest of the paragraph discusses their beauty.