Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

Milah Saturday at 10:49PM

Wording of conventional vs. orthodox legal theory

Hi, I totally understand that E encapsulates the main point, but I originally did not choose it because I thought the switch from "orthodox legal theory" in the passage to "conventional legal theory" in the answer was an incorrect shift meant to be a tricky answer. I would really appreciate any insight into this! Thank you so much.

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Nate-Stein Sunday at 12:46PM

@Milah, thank you for your question,

One of the trickiest parts of the LSAT (which I consider to be like the "final boss" of the LSAT) is understanding when they are, and when they are not, referring to an old concept with a new word. The question is "is this a synonym, or a whole new concept?"

Here, the LSAT test writers are using the term "orthodox" to mean "original way of thinking" and thus "conventional" would mean the same thing, and thus be a synonym. Keep a keen eye on this, this is the way to break into the highest scores!

Hope that helps and happy studying,
Nate, LSATMax Instructor