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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13362)
The correct answer choice is (B)
This specific reference question asks for the relationship between the mention of skinning animals and that of pulling fish from the ocean. The animal skinning mentioned on line 24 refers to an activity in an online game with which players can generate online wealth. Pulling fish from the ocean is an activity in the real world, for which people don’t get taxed unless the fish are sold (the author of Passage B believes that the tax code should treat online acquisitions analogously).
Answer choice (A): This choice is inaccurate, because both activities generate wealth—the first in the virtual world of an online game, and the second in the real world. As such, this choice fails the Fact test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As discussed above, animal skinning refers to an activity in an online game, and pulling fish from the ocean is a real world activity.
Answer choice (C): The author of Passage B actually believes that both should be taxed—once they are sold. Fish pulled from the ocean are not taxed until they are sold, and the author of Passage B believes that online wealth should be treated the same way—not taxed until traded for real world money.
Answer choice (D): The author of Passage B does not assert that fish should be taxed but animal skins should not—rather, the author notes that fish pulled from the ocean are not taxed until they are sold, and believes that virtual acquisitions should be treated in a similar manner, and should not be subject to taxation unless or until they are sold in the real world.
Answer choice (E): This is a clever wrong answer choice, because both are examples of how people generate wealth, but they do not both apply to game players; the animal skinning refers to a gaming activity, while pulling fish from the ocean refers to the real world.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13362)
The correct answer choice is (B)
This specific reference question asks for the relationship between the mention of skinning animals and that of pulling fish from the ocean. The animal skinning mentioned on line 24 refers to an activity in an online game with which players can generate online wealth. Pulling fish from the ocean is an activity in the real world, for which people don’t get taxed unless the fish are sold (the author of Passage B believes that the tax code should treat online acquisitions analogously).
Answer choice (A): This choice is inaccurate, because both activities generate wealth—the first in the virtual world of an online game, and the second in the real world. As such, this choice fails the Fact test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As discussed above, animal skinning refers to an activity in an online game, and pulling fish from the ocean is a real world activity.
Answer choice (C): The author of Passage B actually believes that both should be taxed—once they are sold. Fish pulled from the ocean are not taxed until they are sold, and the author of Passage B believes that online wealth should be treated the same way—not taxed until traded for real world money.
Answer choice (D): The author of Passage B does not assert that fish should be taxed but animal skins should not—rather, the author notes that fish pulled from the ocean are not taxed until they are sold, and believes that virtual acquisitions should be treated in a similar manner, and should not be subject to taxation unless or until they are sold in the real world.
Answer choice (E): This is a clever wrong answer choice, because both are examples of how people generate wealth, but they do not both apply to game players; the animal skinning refers to a gaming activity, while pulling fish from the ocean refers to the real world.