LSAT 107 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q12

RC Question 12 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Take these questions one line at a time, and eliminate wrong answers methodically. If one sentence is wrong then the answer is wrong.

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1. This says that obstacles to the solution (community self-teaching) are mentioned in paragraph one. Paragraph 1 mentions obstacles to keeping languages, paragraphs 3 and 4 mention obstacles to the solution. The difference is subtle, but real.
2. This says “solutions” (plural) are proposed. But only one solution was proposed: community self-teaching. The final paragraph is also flawed. The critics weren’t proposing an alternative. They just said the proposal is unnecessary. 
3. CORRECT. The terms are abstract. I’ve listed what they refer to.
   Problem: Languages disappearing. Solution: Community self-teaching. Method: Classifying grammar and writing down language. Obstacles: How to write the language and whether to standardize. Challenge: “Writing isn’t necessary”. Response: That’s true, but only if the majority culture is kept out. 
4. The description of the first paragraph is wrong. No examples are given. 
5. This sounds good, but look at the end. It says the proposal was rejected! That’s not true, the passage supports the idea of writing down languages.