September 2017 LSAT Section 3 Question 12

The passage states that the study of native languages has recently grown

annasc on August 24, 2020

confused on A

I was going to choose A but I was thrown off because of 'in spite' instead of 'despite'. How do when know when to ignore things like this vs. pay attention to them?

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annasc on August 24, 2020

due to this thinking^ I chose B because the government had a change in thinking

Reggie on February 17, 2021

There is no difference between despite and in spite of

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/despite-in-spite-of/