LSAT 148 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q20

RC Question 20 Explanation

DISCUSSION: I would say the main point of the passage is to show that the modular theory of mind is unlikely to be true, and that subtractive fMRI images are misleading.

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1. Maybe I missed it, but I don’t think the author said that fMRI has grown rapidly. In any case, their main point was to argue that there are conceptual problems.
2. CORRECT. The questionable premise is that the mind is modular. This is mentioned in lines 9-14, and argued against in paragraph 2.
    
   The misleading methodological approach is the subtraction approach mentioned in paragraphs 3 and 4. Lines 47-49 show that it is misleading (“obscures”).
3. This is not the central point. This is an example given in paragraph 2. And, I’m not sure the popular press is mentioned.
4. This is too narrow. It’s not the fMRI that is misleading. It is the subtractive images produced by psychology.
5. The author didn’t say this. They only said that the modular theory of mind has gained popularity in part due to the images. See line 55.