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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14639)
The correct answer choice is (A)
The author believes that the intellectual property policies of most institutions are intended to “maximize
university ownership and profit participation” (lines 57-58).
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Again, the author believes that the intellectual
property policies of the majority of institutions are designed to “maximize university ownership and
profit participation” (lines 57-58). Such goals clearly represent financial interests of the institution and
answer choice (A) is therefore correct. Most test takers answered this question correctly.
Answer choice (B): Remember that most Reading Comprehension questions are a variation of Must
Be True questions and must be supported by specific information from the passage. This passage talks
about the expectations and policies of a university but never mentions its mission. Therefore, one cannot
conclude that the author feels these policies are antithetical to the university’s mission.
Answer choice (C): The passage does not explicitly describe what impact, if any, the various policies
will have on faculty research. Does this mean that readers can assume there is no significant impact?
No, and they cannot assume that the author believes this, either. Absence of evidence does not constitute
evidence of absence.
Answer choice (D): Again, there is no evidence of what impact these policies have on faculty research.
Where the last answer choice asked test takers to assume there was no impact, this answer choice asks
them to assume there is always a harmful impact. Both conclusions are equally unfounded.
Answer choice (E): Although paragraph three notes that the ownership of intellectual property has as
an “uncertain legal and historical basis” (line 52), the author never claims that these policies are illegal.
Being uncertain or unsettled is certainly not equivalent to being “illegal and possibly immoral.”
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14639)
The correct answer choice is (A)
The author believes that the intellectual property policies of most institutions are intended to “maximize
university ownership and profit participation” (lines 57-58).
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Again, the author believes that the intellectual
property policies of the majority of institutions are designed to “maximize university ownership and
profit participation” (lines 57-58). Such goals clearly represent financial interests of the institution and
answer choice (A) is therefore correct. Most test takers answered this question correctly.
Answer choice (B): Remember that most Reading Comprehension questions are a variation of Must
Be True questions and must be supported by specific information from the passage. This passage talks
about the expectations and policies of a university but never mentions its mission. Therefore, one cannot
conclude that the author feels these policies are antithetical to the university’s mission.
Answer choice (C): The passage does not explicitly describe what impact, if any, the various policies
will have on faculty research. Does this mean that readers can assume there is no significant impact?
No, and they cannot assume that the author believes this, either. Absence of evidence does not constitute
evidence of absence.
Answer choice (D): Again, there is no evidence of what impact these policies have on faculty research.
Where the last answer choice asked test takers to assume there was no impact, this answer choice asks
them to assume there is always a harmful impact. Both conclusions are equally unfounded.
Answer choice (E): Although paragraph three notes that the ownership of intellectual property has as
an “uncertain legal and historical basis” (line 52), the author never claims that these policies are illegal.
Being uncertain or unsettled is certainly not equivalent to being “illegal and possibly immoral.”