LSAT 142 – Section 2 – Question 13

LSAT 142 - Section 2 - Question 13

December 2014

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT142 S2 Q13
+LR
+Exp
Sufficient assumption +SA
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
6%
157
B
85%
165
C
1%
151
D
7%
156
E
1%
153
136
146
155
 +Medium 146.338 +SubsectionMedium

Critic: Photographers, by deciding which subjects to depict and how to depict them, express their own worldviews in their photographs, however realistically those photographs may represent reality. Thus, photographs are interpretations of reality.

Summary
The author concludes that photographs are interpretations of reality. This is based on the fact that photographers express their own worldviews in their photographs.

Missing Connection
Does expressing one’s own worldview constitute an “interpretation of reality”? It might seem like a reasonable assumption, but it’s still an assumption. It’s not explicitly stated, nor is it something that must be true based purely on the definitions of “expressing a worldview” or “interpretation of reality.” So we’re looking for “Expressing one’s worldview constitutes interpreting reality.”

A
Even representing a subject realistically can involve interpreting that subject.
(A) establishes that a realistic representation “can” involve interpreting the subject. But this doesn’t guarantee that it always constitutes an interpretation of reality. (A) leaves open the possibility that some photos are not interpreting reality, even if other photos “can” involve interpreting reality.
B
To express a worldview is to interpret reality.
The premise establishes that photographs express worldviews. In connection with (B), we can conclude that photographs interpret reality.
C
All visual art expresses the artist’s worldview.
We already know that photos express the photographers’ worldviews. What’s missing is whether such expression constitutes interpreting reality. (C) doesn’t tell us that such expression constitutes interpreting reality.
D
Any interpretation of reality involves the expression of a worldview.
(D) reverses what we’re looking for. We want to know that all expressions of worldviews involve interpretations of reality. But (D) asserts that all interpretations of reality involve expressions of a worldview. This leaves open the possibility that some expressions of worldviews might not involve interpretations of reality.
E
Nonrealistic photographs, like realistic photographs, express the worldviews of the photographers who take them.
We already know that photos express the photographers’ worldviews. What’s missing is whether such expression constitutes interpreting reality. (E) doesn’t tell us that such expression constitutes interpreting reality.

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