Q18

[LSAT-Chang]

How is (A) the right answer? I thought (A) was true since in collecitve ownership -- "every tribe member is an owner of the property" (lines 38-39) and the private concept is having one owner.

[timmydoeslsat]

How is (A) the right answer? I thought (A) was true since in collecitve ownership -- "every tribe member is an owner of the property" (lines 38-39) and the private concept is having one owner.

Look closely beginning at line 18: "...or by groups functioning legally as individuals."

So groups of individuals can own property according to the concept of private property. The way they differ is in proof and in how one can obtain it.

[maryadkins]

Yes, line 18 is your key!

[shirando21]

I was able to narrow down to A and B.

But don't know why A is correct, B is wrong.

Can anyone explain why?

[raziel]

Notice that (B) says what the passage said. It talks about community interests regarding collective ownership in line 34. The private concept does not require such consideration as mentioned in lines 19-21.

As others have mentioned, (A) is the right answer because the passage mentions that private ownership can consist in several individuals owning property, while (A) says that they can't.

[esthertan0310]

What about (D)?

On line 36-38 it is mentioned that "collective ownership casts an individual in the role of guardian or caretaker of property rather than as a titleholder, ..."

Is this option not supported because the reference only support the "the collective concept does not" part without further reference for the preceding clause?

[ohthatpatrick]

This is an Inference EXCEPT question, so we'll eliminate the four choices that ARE supportable inferences, and we'll choose the answer that is either not supported or contradicted.

Here's a quick rundown of all five choices:

(A) Correct answer. This is contradicted by the passage in 16-19.

(B) supported by line 19-22 and 33-35.

(C) supported by 43-47.

(D) supported by lines 36-38 and 46-47 (possessing legal documents = title holder)

(E) supported by lines 39-40 and 20-21