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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14445)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This question asks us to identify a scenario that is most analogous to the role played by custommade
medical illustrations in personal injury cases. Although Parallel Reasoning questions are
far more common in Logical Reasoning than in Reading Comprehension, our approach will be
the same. Recall that in the fourth paragraph, the author describes custom-made illustrations as
“visual representations of data whose verbal description would be very complex” (lines 54-55). By
applying the Test of Abstraction, you will look for a scenario in which a visual device facilitates our
understanding of verbal communication.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The schematic drawings accompanying
an engineer’s oral presentation function in the same way as custom-made medical illustrations do
when used alongside expert testimony. In both cases, the pictorial device helps “translate” technical
terminology into visual imagery.
Answer choice (B): Although road maps are visual devices that facilitate our ability to orient
ourselves, their purpose is to save us from having to ask for directions. The role of custom-made
medical illustrations, however, is to supplement expert testimony, not replace it altogether.
Answer choice (C): Using children’s drawings to detect wishes and anxieties not apparent in the
children’s behavior is not analogous to the use of custom-made medical illustrations. The purpose of
medical illustrations is not to detect or reveal hidden injuries, but rather to explain the nature of these injuries to judges and jurors.
Answer choice (D): Custom-made medical illustrations offer a unique visual representation of the
injury relevant to a particular case, not a reproduction of something famous or unique that is then
disseminated to a wider audience.
Answer choice (E): Since custom-made medical illustrations are designed to be objectively accurate
depictions of an injury that has already occurred, they clearly represent a finished product, not a
preliminary sketch.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14445)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This question asks us to identify a scenario that is most analogous to the role played by custommade
medical illustrations in personal injury cases. Although Parallel Reasoning questions are
far more common in Logical Reasoning than in Reading Comprehension, our approach will be
the same. Recall that in the fourth paragraph, the author describes custom-made illustrations as
“visual representations of data whose verbal description would be very complex” (lines 54-55). By
applying the Test of Abstraction, you will look for a scenario in which a visual device facilitates our
understanding of verbal communication.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The schematic drawings accompanying
an engineer’s oral presentation function in the same way as custom-made medical illustrations do
when used alongside expert testimony. In both cases, the pictorial device helps “translate” technical
terminology into visual imagery.
Answer choice (B): Although road maps are visual devices that facilitate our ability to orient
ourselves, their purpose is to save us from having to ask for directions. The role of custom-made
medical illustrations, however, is to supplement expert testimony, not replace it altogether.
Answer choice (C): Using children’s drawings to detect wishes and anxieties not apparent in the
children’s behavior is not analogous to the use of custom-made medical illustrations. The purpose of
medical illustrations is not to detect or reveal hidden injuries, but rather to explain the nature of these injuries to judges and jurors.
Answer choice (D): Custom-made medical illustrations offer a unique visual representation of the
injury relevant to a particular case, not a reproduction of something famous or unique that is then
disseminated to a wider audience.
Answer choice (E): Since custom-made medical illustrations are designed to be objectively accurate
depictions of an injury that has already occurred, they clearly represent a finished product, not a
preliminary sketch.
