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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12785)
The correct answer choice is (E)
It is inefficient to develop a prephrase for the correct answer to this question, because the correct answer choice will describe something that the author would not agree with, which could be any one of a number of statements. Instead, focus on eliminating answer choices that are consistent with the author’s view.
Answer choice (A): In the second paragraph, the author told us that we can suspend our disbelief when we look at a narrative painting, but not when we look at a narrative photograph. A painting is a less realistic medium than a photograph, so we can infer that the author would agree with this statement.
Answer choice (B): We know that the author agrees with this statement, because the author thinks that it is the amateurish quality of Cameron’s work, as distinguished from the seamless nature of Rejlander’s work, that gives it unique vitality and charm.
Answer choice (C): In this case, the author considers Cameron’s use of everyday items as props (e.g., broomsticks used to represent oars) to be an incongruity, but it is that very incongruity that gives her photographs their peculiar charm.
Answer choice (D): In the second paragraph, the author told us that theater can—“at least some of the time”—help us to suspend our belief, so the author would agree with this statement.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice because the author implied that Cameron did not intend her photographs to be humorous or amateurish. Yet, these qualities combined with the pictures’ artistry are what make Cameron’s work charming and vital. So, the author would say, at least in Cameron’s case, that her work succeeded because it failed to realize her intentions.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12785)
The correct answer choice is (E)
It is inefficient to develop a prephrase for the correct answer to this question, because the correct answer choice will describe something that the author would not agree with, which could be any one of a number of statements. Instead, focus on eliminating answer choices that are consistent with the author’s view.
Answer choice (A): In the second paragraph, the author told us that we can suspend our disbelief when we look at a narrative painting, but not when we look at a narrative photograph. A painting is a less realistic medium than a photograph, so we can infer that the author would agree with this statement.
Answer choice (B): We know that the author agrees with this statement, because the author thinks that it is the amateurish quality of Cameron’s work, as distinguished from the seamless nature of Rejlander’s work, that gives it unique vitality and charm.
Answer choice (C): In this case, the author considers Cameron’s use of everyday items as props (e.g., broomsticks used to represent oars) to be an incongruity, but it is that very incongruity that gives her photographs their peculiar charm.
Answer choice (D): In the second paragraph, the author told us that theater can—“at least some of the time”—help us to suspend our belief, so the author would agree with this statement.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice because the author implied that Cameron did not intend her photographs to be humorous or amateurish. Yet, these qualities combined with the pictures’ artistry are what make Cameron’s work charming and vital. So, the author would say, at least in Cameron’s case, that her work succeeded because it failed to realize her intentions.
