LSAT 147 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q6

RC Question 6 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Passage A says that muscle memory is puzzling, and real. The author of passage B thinks they have found an explanation, so they are not so puzzled.

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1. This is very wrong. Passage A says that bodybuilders experience muscle memory (lines 5-9), and the author of passage B agrees with bodybuilders that muscle memory is real (lines 38-40).
2. A dichotomy is a difference.
    
   Example of a dichotomy: The bodybuilder felt weaker after intense weight training. But meanwhile, cellular processes were making them stronger than they were before.
3. Rubbish. Athletes may be as confused as anyone for why their muscle grows back faster. We have no evidence that athletes would reject A’s discussion in lines 5-9
    
   “Bro, I was lazy and skipped the gym for two months. Why my muscles gettin’ so big so fast yo?”
4. CORRECT. This is supported. Passage A thought muscle memory was puzzling, see lines 5-9. Less apt = less likely correct. Passage B thinks they have found an explanation for muscle memory, which means it is no longer a puzzling phenomenon. 
5. This is silly. Passage B agrees that muscle memory used to be confusing. “And now scientists think they know why” (lines 39-40) implies that scientists didn’t know why before.