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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14270)
SR, Must—Purpose. The correct answer choice is (A)
This specific reference question asks what “community” refers to when the author points out that
comparative clinical trial are conducted in part to resolve conflict in the expert medical community.
In that context, “community” refers to other experts in the relevant field(s).
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. When the author mentions a community of
experts, the term refers to people who focus on the same set of problems and share the same body of
knowledge.
Answer choice (B): The type of community discussed in this choice is different from the professional
community of experts referenced in the passage.
Answer choice (C): The community of experts referred to by the author may disagree amongst
themselves about how to interpret available evidence, but there is no reference to a requirement that
members share opinions that are very different from those of other groups.
Answer choice (D): The community in the passage is a community of experts in relevant fields of
study, but members’ association would be based primarily on related expertise, not primarily on shared values.
Answer choice (E): The author of the passage refers to a professional community of shared expertise.
There is no reference to the community having similar research methods that are employed in
unrelated disciplines, and this choice does not match the prephrase discussed above, so this choice
should be eliminated from contention.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14270)
SR, Must—Purpose. The correct answer choice is (A)
This specific reference question asks what “community” refers to when the author points out that
comparative clinical trial are conducted in part to resolve conflict in the expert medical community.
In that context, “community” refers to other experts in the relevant field(s).
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. When the author mentions a community of
experts, the term refers to people who focus on the same set of problems and share the same body of
knowledge.
Answer choice (B): The type of community discussed in this choice is different from the professional
community of experts referenced in the passage.
Answer choice (C): The community of experts referred to by the author may disagree amongst
themselves about how to interpret available evidence, but there is no reference to a requirement that
members share opinions that are very different from those of other groups.
Answer choice (D): The community in the passage is a community of experts in relevant fields of
study, but members’ association would be based primarily on related expertise, not primarily on shared values.
Answer choice (E): The author of the passage refers to a professional community of shared expertise.
There is no reference to the community having similar research methods that are employed in
unrelated disciplines, and this choice does not match the prephrase discussed above, so this choice
should be eliminated from contention.