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#26050
Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (D)
This question asks for the choice that provides one of the sources mentioned by the author in gathering information for the Tucker biography. The various sources mentioned in the passage include interviews with Tucker and his contemporaries, films that Tucker worked on, and Tucker’s extensive memorabilia collection.
Answer choice (A): The author includes movies that featured Tucker among the biographical sources used, but the author does not mention critics’ reviews. This choice fails the Fact Test and thus should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): The author used memorabilia that belonged to Tucker himself, but does not mention memorabilia from other performers.
Answer choice (C): Although the list of biographical sources used included movies that Tucker appeared in, there is no mention of scripts from those movies.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. As mentioned above, the author interviewed Tucker’s contemporaries in researching the biography under discussion. This choice passes the Fact Test, confirming it as the correct answer.
Answer choice (E): The passage does mention that Tucker was a performers’ advocate, but the author does not mention having used union records of Tucker’s activities.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10821)
The correct answer choice is (D)
This question asks for the choice that provides one of the sources mentioned by the author in gathering information for the Tucker biography. The various sources mentioned in the passage include interviews with Tucker and his contemporaries, films that Tucker worked on, and Tucker’s extensive memorabilia collection.
Answer choice (A): The author includes movies that featured Tucker among the biographical sources used, but the author does not mention critics’ reviews. This choice fails the Fact Test and thus should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): The author used memorabilia that belonged to Tucker himself, but does not mention memorabilia from other performers.
Answer choice (C): Although the list of biographical sources used included movies that Tucker appeared in, there is no mention of scripts from those movies.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. As mentioned above, the author interviewed Tucker’s contemporaries in researching the biography under discussion. This choice passes the Fact Test, confirming it as the correct answer.
Answer choice (E): The passage does mention that Tucker was a performers’ advocate, but the author does not mention having used union records of Tucker’s activities.