- PowerScore Staff
- Posts: 8950
- Joined: Feb 02, 2011
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:59 am
#36716
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14608)
The correct answer choice is (C)
Remember that the correct answer choice to a Function question must explain how the described section
fits within the structure of the overall passage. In this case, test takers must properly explain the function
of the third paragraph – providing an explanation for the rhetorical factors that sometimes cause codeswitching
– with respect to the first two.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is cleverly written but two words cause it to be incorrect. First,
the word “general” is incorrect because the rhetorical factors discussed in paragraph three are a specific
explanation. Second, the word “paragraphs” is wrong, since rhetorical factors were discussed (albeit
briefly) in only the first of the two preceding paragraphs.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice is incorrect because there is no apparent conflict between
these two explanations. Each explanation is applied to different instances and both can be true without
affecting the validity of the other.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This answer correctly describes the function
of the third paragraph as explaining some instances of code-switching (rhetorical) that the second
paragraph did not explain.
Answer choice (D): Although this is an adequate summary of the third paragraph, it does not explain
what role that paragraph serves in the passage as a whole. This answer choice might be the correct
answer for a Main Point question, but cannot be correct for a Function question.
Answer choice (E): This is a premise mentioned in the third paragraph, but it does not describe the
function of the third paragraph as a whole. The third paragraph is designed to show that some instances
of code-switching are done based on rhetorical factors.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14608)
The correct answer choice is (C)
Remember that the correct answer choice to a Function question must explain how the described section
fits within the structure of the overall passage. In this case, test takers must properly explain the function
of the third paragraph – providing an explanation for the rhetorical factors that sometimes cause codeswitching
– with respect to the first two.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is cleverly written but two words cause it to be incorrect. First,
the word “general” is incorrect because the rhetorical factors discussed in paragraph three are a specific
explanation. Second, the word “paragraphs” is wrong, since rhetorical factors were discussed (albeit
briefly) in only the first of the two preceding paragraphs.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice is incorrect because there is no apparent conflict between
these two explanations. Each explanation is applied to different instances and both can be true without
affecting the validity of the other.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This answer correctly describes the function
of the third paragraph as explaining some instances of code-switching (rhetorical) that the second
paragraph did not explain.
Answer choice (D): Although this is an adequate summary of the third paragraph, it does not explain
what role that paragraph serves in the passage as a whole. This answer choice might be the correct
answer for a Main Point question, but cannot be correct for a Function question.
Answer choice (E): This is a premise mentioned in the third paragraph, but it does not describe the
function of the third paragraph as a whole. The third paragraph is designed to show that some instances
of code-switching are done based on rhetorical factors.