I first thought the evidence exists in the 3rd paragraph but is it actually in the last sentence of the 1st paragraph...?
I used this part to answer question 3...
Sometimes I feel we can use the same parts to answer several questions but is this correct??
I may just miss the parts I have to see to answer questions...
But if so, how can we find the *important* parts...if there is some strategy...??
Thank you
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Re: Q5
Great question, tz_strawberry.
Before I talk about identifying "important" pieces of text, a few words about this particular problem:
(C) is correct and, like you say, supported by the end of the first paragraph. Lines 13-15 state that nations didn’t bother to develop rules about coastal territories because those territories seemed so tiny.
(A) is extreme.
(B) is out of scope"”maritime nations wanted the right overfish (lines 35-38), but the passage says nothing about the fishing industry.
(D) is out of scope. The passage talks about the technology to exploit resources (lines 38-40), not the technology to protect resources.
(E) is unsupported. The lack of standards caused few jurisdictional conflicts (lines 26-27), not the other way around.
Like you, tz, I began this problem by looking to the third paragraph. But the third paragraph left me empty-handed vis-a-vis the answer choices. So I stayed flexible and looked elsewhere for my answer. I did a quick scan of the passage for the words "mid-century" and "rules" to find the supporting evidence I was looking for.
Sadly, there’s no magic key to figuring out what pieces of text the LSAT writers will decide is important. I think your best bet is to have a good passage map. A passage map details the function of and big ideas in each paragraph. It can help you figure out where to look for information you didn’t immediately ID as important. Even if your first shot yields no results (as happened to me with this question), a passage map helps you bounce back quickly and find that information elsewhere.
Before I talk about identifying "important" pieces of text, a few words about this particular problem:
(C) is correct and, like you say, supported by the end of the first paragraph. Lines 13-15 state that nations didn’t bother to develop rules about coastal territories because those territories seemed so tiny.
(A) is extreme.
(B) is out of scope"”maritime nations wanted the right overfish (lines 35-38), but the passage says nothing about the fishing industry.
(D) is out of scope. The passage talks about the technology to exploit resources (lines 38-40), not the technology to protect resources.
(E) is unsupported. The lack of standards caused few jurisdictional conflicts (lines 26-27), not the other way around.
Like you, tz, I began this problem by looking to the third paragraph. But the third paragraph left me empty-handed vis-a-vis the answer choices. So I stayed flexible and looked elsewhere for my answer. I did a quick scan of the passage for the words "mid-century" and "rules" to find the supporting evidence I was looking for.
Sadly, there’s no magic key to figuring out what pieces of text the LSAT writers will decide is important. I think your best bet is to have a good passage map. A passage map details the function of and big ideas in each paragraph. It can help you figure out where to look for information you didn’t immediately ID as important. Even if your first shot yields no results (as happened to me with this question), a passage map helps you bounce back quickly and find that information elsewhere.
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