LSAT 29, Reading Comprehension, Q1, LSATHacks

RC Question 1 Explanation, by LSATHacks

DISCUSSION: The main point was that the painters were important for their stylistic innovations. If artists predicted the future, it was just a coincidence.

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1. This isn’t even true. We’re not told whether the artists flourished independently. 
2. CORRECT. This is the author’s opinion, revealed in the third paragraph. The last two paragraphs argue against the second to make this point. 
3. The second paragraph mentions predicting social changes, but the author disagrees with that paragraph.
4. This isn’t even true. Lines 24-28 mention that art can sometimes (incidentally) predict the future.
5. This isn’t even true. Lines 24-28 imply that someone might predict the future. The author doesn’t say that nobody can make a correct prediction.

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