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#26071
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10831)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This question asks for author B’s likely attitude regarding the use of the term “natural” as used on line 17: In that reference, the author’s point is that, despite its appearance as natural, Florida Everglades National Park is actually being degraded as if by chemical pollution. The author of passage B would probably respond that this new ecosystem represents nature as well—not degradation.
Answer choice (A): The author of passage B would not find the referenced discussion a valid characterization, so this choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (B): Although the passage B author would likely disagree with author’s characterization of “nature,” there is no such inconsistency within passage A, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (C): The author of passage B would disagree with author A’s characterization of “wild” and “natural” but would not assert that line 17 clarifies a difference between the two.
Answer choice (D): The author’s use of “natural” does not introduce an unconventional definition of nature; rather, it claims an ideal from which any divergence represents degradation.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. The author of passage B would be likely to agree with this choice, which provides that the referenced use of nature is an arbitrary ideal, not better or worse than the ecosystem’s revised makeup.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10831)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This question asks for author B’s likely attitude regarding the use of the term “natural” as used on line 17: In that reference, the author’s point is that, despite its appearance as natural, Florida Everglades National Park is actually being degraded as if by chemical pollution. The author of passage B would probably respond that this new ecosystem represents nature as well—not degradation.
Answer choice (A): The author of passage B would not find the referenced discussion a valid characterization, so this choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (B): Although the passage B author would likely disagree with author’s characterization of “nature,” there is no such inconsistency within passage A, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (C): The author of passage B would disagree with author A’s characterization of “wild” and “natural” but would not assert that line 17 clarifies a difference between the two.
Answer choice (D): The author’s use of “natural” does not introduce an unconventional definition of nature; rather, it claims an ideal from which any divergence represents degradation.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. The author of passage B would be likely to agree with this choice, which provides that the referenced use of nature is an arbitrary ideal, not better or worse than the ecosystem’s revised makeup.