LSAT 112 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q3

RC Question 3 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The author admits that conferences have some of the qualities of a community. By granting that the other side has a point, their argument is stronger.

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1. No! The author is the one who claims that computer conferences discriminate. They say this on lines 44-46.
2. That claim was made on lines 36-37. The author isn’t introducing a claim that came much earlier in the passage.
3. The author is arguing that computer conferences aren’t communities. They agree with this claim!
4. Huh? The author says that conferences can be respectful. How could that possibly be evidence that conferences sometimes aren’t respectful? 
5. CORRECT. The author acknowledges the strong point of the other side’s argument. Then they go on to argue that conferences are nonetheless not communities. It makes for a stronger argument.