LSAT 109 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q8

RC Question 8 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The critics dislike Jacobs. The author is favorable to Jacobs. So we know C-E are out.

To choose between A and B, ask yourself two things:

1. Does the author have anything nice to say about the critics? No.
2. Does the author have anything bad to say about Jacobs? No.

So the author completely rejects the critics. A is correct.

(Some people would say: “But A is extreme!”. That doesn’t matter. The LSAT has nothing against extreme statements, if they’re correct.)

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1. CORRECT. The author has nothing but praise for Jacobs, and nothing but rejection for the critics. 
2. The author has nothing good to say about the critics; there’s no reluctance.
3. Line 27 shows that the author disagrees with the critics. They say “But,” in response to the critics’ views.
4. Same as C. The author likes Jacobs’ book.
5. Same as C. The author spends the whole passage praising Jacobs’ book.