LSAT 142 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q10

RC Question 10 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Lines 1-4 define stealing thunder. It’s when you reveal negative information about your own client before the opposition has a chance to.

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1. This reveals information about the opposition. Stealing thunder is about revealing information about your own client.
2. CORRECT. This matches exactly. The lawyer is revealing mildly negative information about their own client before the opposition has a chance to.
3. Stealing thunder is when you reveal information before the opposition does. In this case, the lawyer is only admitting to information after the opposition revealed it.
4. There’s no information revealed here. If you attack the reasoning in someone’s argument, you aren’t necessarily adding any new facts.
5. Stealing thunder is about revealing information. Here, the lawyer has revealed no information.