#14 - Global Reference, Point at Issue

[lsatep2024]

Referencing older posts above, in comparative passages - should we be wary of answers that only focus on one passage/don't mention or hint at the content? I got tricked by (B) because it was mentioned in Passage A and Passage B seemed to come to a conclusion that opposed such a statement.

[Dana D]

Hey there,

Comparative passages are a lot like point at issue/point of agreement questions in LR. Generally, if you have an answer choice with a topic that one passage doesn't mention or provide enough evidence to infer the author's position on, then that can't be the correct answer. Sometimes the test will provide a very temping answer choice which perfectly matches for one passage, but not the other - that can't be the right answer then! You always need an answer choice which correctly applies to both passages.

Hope that helps!

[lounalola]

Why isn't answer choice B correct?