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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13783)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This Author Agreement question asks us to determine what strategy the two authors would recommend to software companies, based on the arguments presented in both passages. Use the discussion of Passage Similarities above to arrive at a suitable prephrase, and keep in mind that the correct answer choice must contain a recommendation with which both authors would agree.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Both authors agree that companies need to adopt a defensive strategy of amassing large portfolios of patents (lines 23-25 and 54-56). Just because their agreement is reluctant does not make their recommendation any less valid, or true.
Answer choice (B): The strategy of licensing software patented by other companies was deemed prohibitively expensive in passage A (lines 33-37), and was not discussed in passage B. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): The strategy of exploiting patents owned by other companies was not discussed in either passage. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (D): Although refraining from patent infringement seems like a sensible idea, passage A argues that it is almost impossible to avoid infringement due to the high number and complexity of patents (lines 29-31). This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Passage B never mentions the idea of researching relevant patents, while passage A rejects it as “prohibitively expensive” (lines 31-34). This answer choice is incorrect.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13783)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This Author Agreement question asks us to determine what strategy the two authors would recommend to software companies, based on the arguments presented in both passages. Use the discussion of Passage Similarities above to arrive at a suitable prephrase, and keep in mind that the correct answer choice must contain a recommendation with which both authors would agree.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Both authors agree that companies need to adopt a defensive strategy of amassing large portfolios of patents (lines 23-25 and 54-56). Just because their agreement is reluctant does not make their recommendation any less valid, or true.
Answer choice (B): The strategy of licensing software patented by other companies was deemed prohibitively expensive in passage A (lines 33-37), and was not discussed in passage B. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): The strategy of exploiting patents owned by other companies was not discussed in either passage. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (D): Although refraining from patent infringement seems like a sensible idea, passage A argues that it is almost impossible to avoid infringement due to the high number and complexity of patents (lines 29-31). This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Passage B never mentions the idea of researching relevant patents, while passage A rejects it as “prohibitively expensive” (lines 31-34). This answer choice is incorrect.