LSAT 116 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q26

RC Question 26 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The author argues that wine seems to be good. In doing so, he’s correcting scientists’ mistake: they lump all alcohol together.

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1. Not quite. For example, the author doesn’t quite go so far as to say that you should drink wine if you have heart disease. 
2. Criticizing popular opinion? It’s only mentioned in lines 6-9, and the author agrees with the opinion: wine can be healthy. 
3. CORRECT. Scientists have made the mistake of thinking wine is only important because it has alcohol. 
4. The author likes all the evidence he presents: it shows wine may be healthy. 
5. Huh? I’m not sure where this comes from. The only hypothesis presented is the author’s own: wine may prevent heart disease. The author is arguing against the scientists, but they have no revolutionary hypothesis.