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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13649)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The first question asks for the primary purpose of both passages: both are primarily concerned with examining wealth and happiness.
Answer choice (A): Only the second author mentions the desire to create value as being the root of the feelings of success that bring happiness. Since this is not a central concern of both authors, it cannot be the right answer choice.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased, both authors are mainly interested in the relationship between income and happiness. This choice thus passes the Fact Test, confirming it as the right answer choice.
Answer choice (C): Only the author of passage B mentions the biological basis for the “one-upsmanship” drive, but this is not the primary focus of either passage.
Answer choice (D): The phenomenon of habituation is only discussed in the first passage, and its explanation is not the primary concern of the author.
Answer choice (E): The concept of required income is only discussed in the first passage, as relates to the phenomenon of habituation; required income correlated strongly with actual income. Since this is not a primary focus of both passages, it should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13649)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The first question asks for the primary purpose of both passages: both are primarily concerned with examining wealth and happiness.
Answer choice (A): Only the second author mentions the desire to create value as being the root of the feelings of success that bring happiness. Since this is not a central concern of both authors, it cannot be the right answer choice.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased, both authors are mainly interested in the relationship between income and happiness. This choice thus passes the Fact Test, confirming it as the right answer choice.
Answer choice (C): Only the author of passage B mentions the biological basis for the “one-upsmanship” drive, but this is not the primary focus of either passage.
Answer choice (D): The phenomenon of habituation is only discussed in the first passage, and its explanation is not the primary concern of the author.
Answer choice (E): The concept of required income is only discussed in the first passage, as relates to the phenomenon of habituation; required income correlated strongly with actual income. Since this is not a primary focus of both passages, it should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.