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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10953)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The stem asks us to describe the author’s use of two almost identical words: “communities” in line 2, and “community” in line 15. Contextual understanding is key. In the first instance, “communities” is clearly a literal reference to the suburbs—clusters of dwellings in the same location. In the second instance, “community” represents a broader, more abstract concept—the experience of belonging to a “family” or a “home.” This prephrase agrees with answer choice (B), which is correct.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is incorrect, because the two words are not intended to be understood in identical ways.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. See discussion above.
Answer choice (C): There is no evidence that the first usage of the word takes into account the interests of the members that form that community.
Answer choice (D): There is no evidence that the first usage of the word is intended to refer to groups of people whose members have professional or political ties. Furthermore, the second usage is less of a reference to a geographical area than an allusion to a more abstract concept of civility.
Answer choice (E): Although the second usage of the word is conceivably correct, there is no evidence that, in line 2, the author is referring to a community of members with informal personal ties.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10953)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The stem asks us to describe the author’s use of two almost identical words: “communities” in line 2, and “community” in line 15. Contextual understanding is key. In the first instance, “communities” is clearly a literal reference to the suburbs—clusters of dwellings in the same location. In the second instance, “community” represents a broader, more abstract concept—the experience of belonging to a “family” or a “home.” This prephrase agrees with answer choice (B), which is correct.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is incorrect, because the two words are not intended to be understood in identical ways.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. See discussion above.
Answer choice (C): There is no evidence that the first usage of the word takes into account the interests of the members that form that community.
Answer choice (D): There is no evidence that the first usage of the word is intended to refer to groups of people whose members have professional or political ties. Furthermore, the second usage is less of a reference to a geographical area than an allusion to a more abstract concept of civility.
Answer choice (E): Although the second usage of the word is conceivably correct, there is no evidence that, in line 2, the author is referring to a community of members with informal personal ties.