#6 - Passage Exclusivity

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (E)

In the second paragraph of passage A, the author lists three broad categories of criticisms of the IIPA report. The second category of criticisms is described as “hypocritical posturing” because countries are criticized for copyright laws that are strikingly similar to U.S. copyright laws. Answer choice E can clearly be inferred from this statement: the hypocrisy of these criticisms undermines the legitimacy of these criticisms (and the IIPA report itself). The author of passage A does not necessarily believe that the criticized countries are justified in their approach (answer choice B), or that the IIPA seeks to reduce support for education and cultural initiatives (answer choice D). The author’s point is that the IIPA report is inaccurate for several reasons (one of which is that it is hypocritical) and therefore the report should not be used to make foreign policy decisions.

[nzLSAT]

How is A an incorrect answer choice?

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi nzLSAT,

Answer choice (A) is incorrect here because it doesn't say that it should be a secondary source at all. We don't know what the author of Passage A thinks that we should do with the IIPA. We know broadly that the author disagrees with this year's IIPA report, but we don't know if the author thinks it should be a secondary source, thrown away, used for kindling, or anything else. The author may even support its use as a blueprint if there's nothing better out there. The key is that the author doesn't give us information to support answer choice (A).

Hope that helps