LSAT 111 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q3

LR Question 3 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: In speech, when words or sentences are ambiguous, gesture…

QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported

FACTS:

1. We use gesture and tone of voice when speaking to show what we mean.
2. Writers can’t use this method. 
3. So they need to rely on style (the arrangement of words and sentences) to make meaning clear.

ANALYSIS: We’re told that writers can’t use speech to convey intended meaning. And we know that readers see a writer’s intention from how the writer’s style.

If the reader gets an accurate impression of the writer’s intention, then it’s strongly supported that writing style is a decent guide to intended meaning.

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1. We have no evidence that this is the primary function of style. Conveying meaning is just one function.
2. CORRECT. This seems true, otherwise how could readers detect intention from writing style?
3. We have no idea which is easier. There are different methods used and we don’t know how effective they are.
4. This is possible, but we have no evidence for it.
5. The stimulus doesn’t even mention the idea of aesthetic value.