October 2010 LSAT Section 3 Question 3

Commentator: If a political administration is both economically successful and successful at protecting individual li...

ChristinaR on November 21, 2022

Argument Structure: Question 4

in Argument structure question 4: I don't understand how "it is clear that humans are biologically adapted" is the SUB conclusion. How do u tell what is sub and main I get it confused on how you know which is supporting which. someone help me out

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Emil-Kunkin on November 22, 2022

Hi, a subsidiary conclusion is anything that is used to prove another part of the argument, but in turn is supported by some premise. I like to use the because/therefore test for figuring out of something is the conclusion, or just a subsidiary conclusion. If you can say "X therefore Y" and it makes sense, X is used in support of Y. Likewise, if we can say X because Y, y is supporting X.