LSAT 137 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q5

RC Question 5 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The first paragraph explains why the author is studying Tucker. The rest of the passage justifies the author’s methods.

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1. This is an incredibly vague answer. The author is making a study of Tucker. He doesn’t have a grand plan to correct intellectual traditions.
2. Oral testimony isn’t an alternative method of historical investigation. It’s implied that other scholars have used it (second sentence of paragraph 3).
3. The author hasn’t told us what’s in his biography of Tucker. He’s only mentioned why it’s important, and how he gathered evidence.
4. First sentence of paragraph 1 says that Tucker hasn’t really been studied. So there are no previously held historical views to revise.
5. CORRECT. The first paragraph explains the author’s subject matter. The other paragraphs justify his use of oral testimony.