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June 2007, Passage 1, Question 4


Carl Pyrdum
Lesson by Carl Pyrdum
Magoosh Expert

Summary
The content provides an in-depth analysis of how to approach an inference question on the LSAT, specifically focusing on discerning the author's attitude towards a topic without explicit statements from the text.
  • Inference questions require understanding the author's implicit attitude.
  • The author disapproves of the rift between poetry and fiction, seeing its breakdown as positive.
  • Elimination of answer choices is based on direct contradictions or misalignments with the author's views as presented in the text.
  • The correct answer (E) aligns with the author's disapproval of the attitudes causing the rift, in agreement with Rita Dove's perspective.
Chapters
00:00
Understanding Inference Questions
00:20
Analyzing the Author's Attitude
01:41
Identifying the Correct Answer