LSAT 134 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q21

RC Question 21 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Lines 35-41 say what Dostoyevsky thought “artistic” meant. He said it means the author writes well, and is understood by his readers.

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1. Will the readers understand the author’s opinions? This doesn’t say.
2. CORRECT. It sounds like readers will have no trouble understanding this author’s opinions, whatever they are. That was Dostoyevsky’s main criteria, see lines 35-41.
3. “Attempted”? It doesn’t sound like this author was very good at making himself understood.
4. We have no idea whether this author wrote well. He may have bored his readers to tears.
5. Again, we have no evidence that the author was clear. Lines 35-41 show that Dostoyevsky thought clarity was the most important thing.