LSAT 154 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q13

RC Question 13 Explanation

DISCUSSION: This line follows Passage B’s author’s discussion about the “two memories” they have: one of them is the “actual event” and the other is a false memory. What the author means by “false memory” is that it’s significantly more emotionally charged than the actual memory, which makes it more vivid.

This, we can expect the correct answer choice to talk about accurate facts about an event versus one’s subjective experience of an event.

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1. Passage B doesn’t say that there’s no sense to being truthful in autobiography.
2. Passage B’s author talks about “actual events” and “false memories” so it’s clear that he knows when he’s representing facts accurately.
3. Gaps in memories aren’t mentioned but the passage.
4. This question isn’t brought up in the passage.
5. CORRECT. “Subjective experience” mentioned here correctly captures what the author means by “false memory”: a memory that’s more emotionally charged than the actual memory.