June 2007, Passage 3, Question 20
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PrepTest 123 (June 2007), RC2, Passage 3
Summary
The content provides a strategic approach to tackling detailed questions on the LSAT, specifically focusing on identifying the most relevant feature of outgoing messages left on telephone answering machines as mentioned in a passage.
- Identify detailed questions by the prompt 'according to the passage' which asks for specific information.
- Focus on the section of the passage where the topic is discussed, in this case, outgoing messages on telephone answering machines are mentioned in the first half of the last paragraph.
- The correct answer is found by matching the passage's explicit statements with the answer choices, disregarding what is not mentioned or relevant.
- Eliminate answer choices that introduce information not covered in the passage or that misrepresent the passage's content.
- The correct answer explicitly matches the passage's statement, emphasizing the purposeful availability of the messages to anyone who calls.
Chapters
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Identifying Detailed Questions
00:22
Locating Relevant Information
00:55
Analyzing Answer Choices
01:42
Determining the Correct Answer