It can be inferred from the passage that the author assumes which one of the following about societies in which the p...

Julie-V August 1, 2019

(D)

Hi LSAT Max, I see that the mention of rudimentary knowledge of how to read can be found in lines 8-11 , but I was wondering if someone can explain if/how it leads to choice (D). Thanks in advance for the help!

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Irina August 7, 2019

@Julie,

The author echos this sentiment throughout the passage:

lines 7-9 "confusing often rudimentary knowledge of how to read with popular access to important books and documents";
lines 27-28 "never in antiquity did any but the elite consult documents and books;."
lines 38-42 "guided solely by the speeches..rather than by their own access to any kind of document or book."

Lucas September 6, 2019

I put to D based on the lines mentioned above. Even more so due to the fact the elite only had access to it