LSAT 135 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q18

RC Question 18 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Revealing information was sometimes legal in Rome, if it had a public purpose.

Public authorities presumably cared about losing money. It’s doubtful they cared about politicians who had affairs. Public authorities (i.e. politicians) would probably prefer to keep that secret.

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1. Bribery was presumably illegal in both Rome and North America.
2. There is a public purpose to revealing embezzlement. This might have been allowed in Rome.
3. Lying in court is presumably illegal in both Rome and North America.
4. There’s a public purpose to revealing tax fraud, so this was presumably legal in Rome.
5. CORRECT. It’s not clear the public ought to know about the affair. This revelation might be illegal in Rome, even if it were true.
    
   It’s definitely legal to say this in North America, as long as you’re not blackmailing the politician.