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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14542)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This question stem asks what can be concluded about the subjects of the study cited in the second
paragraph. This anthropological study was used to contradict the conclusions of the specialists.
Because residents enjoyed following domestic drama story lines day to day, television in the
referenced community served a function analogous to that of oral poetry.
Answer choice (A): There is no information provided to support the idea that the referenced viewers
will for some reason gradually change their preferences, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The tradition of oral poetry to keep up with the day’s events explains the
popularity of domestically produced dramas, but the passage contains nothing to suggest that these
dramas will eventually phase out oral poetry completely.
Answer choice (C): It is the popularity of oral poetry that helps to explain the popularity of the
domestically produced drama, but it is a logical fallacy to conclude that people would watch more
television if they did not have more oral poetry.
Answer choice (D): Since the author notes that imported programs were available, so this answer
choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice, as noted in lines 32-36: “because viewers
enjoy following the dramas from day to day, television in the community can serve an analogous
function to that of oral poetry, which the residents often use at public gatherings as a daily journal of
events of interest.”
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14542)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This question stem asks what can be concluded about the subjects of the study cited in the second
paragraph. This anthropological study was used to contradict the conclusions of the specialists.
Because residents enjoyed following domestic drama story lines day to day, television in the
referenced community served a function analogous to that of oral poetry.
Answer choice (A): There is no information provided to support the idea that the referenced viewers
will for some reason gradually change their preferences, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The tradition of oral poetry to keep up with the day’s events explains the
popularity of domestically produced dramas, but the passage contains nothing to suggest that these
dramas will eventually phase out oral poetry completely.
Answer choice (C): It is the popularity of oral poetry that helps to explain the popularity of the
domestically produced drama, but it is a logical fallacy to conclude that people would watch more
television if they did not have more oral poetry.
Answer choice (D): Since the author notes that imported programs were available, so this answer
choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice, as noted in lines 32-36: “because viewers
enjoy following the dramas from day to day, television in the community can serve an analogous
function to that of oral poetry, which the residents often use at public gatherings as a daily journal of
events of interest.”