LSAT 106 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q3

RC Question 3 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The author is sympathetic to the Mashpee.

Lines 53-56 show that the author thinks courts should consider oral history. Why? Failing to consider oral history leads to unfair decisions.

Everyone wants decisions to be fair, so the author is therefore in favor of courts considering oral history.

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1. This phrase talks about how Native Americans had to make their arguments. It doesn’t say much about courts.
2. I’m not sure what to make of this. The Mashpee had no control over the land, since they lost their case.
3. Every legal case requires a plaintiff to demonstrate their case. This tells us nothing.
4. This is talking about how to form a tribe. It doesn’t say much about the case’s outcome.
5. CORRECT. Exactly. The author thinks the court should have considered oral history. Failure to accommodate oral history leads to unfairness (lines 52-56).