Proposals for extending the United States school year to bring it more in line with its European and Japanese counter...
b_theoOctober 27, 2019
Why not A?
Hey LSAT Max,
I narrowed it down to A and C but ultimately went with A because I thought it encompassed everything better. Can you explain why A isn't a good answer and how to avoid the mistake in the future? Thanks!
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(A) states that the argument counters the objection by "providing evidence to show that the objection relies on a misunderstanding about the amount of time each year United States schools traditionally have been closed." This is incorrect because the objection does not rely on a misunderstanding about the AMOUNT of time each year U.S. schools traditionally close. The passage admits that "in the nineteenth century the majority of schools closed for three months every summer," and the objection is consistent with this in stating that "curtailing the schools' three month vacation would violate an established United States tradition dating from the nineteenth century." So, the amount of time U.S. schools typically closed is consistently referred to and shown to be three months in the summer. The misunderstanding does not have to do with this amount of time, but rather the reasoning for it. Also, one can argue that the passage does not provide "evidence" to prove its point, instead it only explains reasoning. My recommendation to avoid similar mistakes in the future is to read and evaluate each part of the answer choice carefully.
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