LSAT 89, Reading Comprehension, Q14, LSATHacks

RC Question 14 Explanation, by LSATHacks

DISCUSSION: The author thinks that the Draft Articles is a good step forward for protecting and regulating international rivers, but they’re still inadequate since they don’t account for potential problems.

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1. Political motivations aren’t mentioned.
2. Treaties are the only type of water-usage agreement mentioned, but we can’t assume that they’re the only viable type.
3. Treaty violations isn’t the author’s focus.
4. The Draft Articles incorporate international customary practices, they don’t diverge.
5. CORRECT. By approving of the Draft Articles’ role in protecting and regulating international rivers, we can infer that the author approves of these goals.