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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14655)
Main Point. The correct answer choice is (A)
The correct response to a primary purpose question should always align with the main point of the
passage, which in this case is that the ideology of the Modernists led to the decline of their movement.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The author describes some major factors
that contributed to the decline of the Modern Movement in architecture, and this response reflects the
author’s strong statements of point.
Answer choice (B): This passage references only past events, with no predictions for the future, so this
response is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): This choice may appear attractive, since the author does attack the Modernist
proponent’s viewpoint. Since the Movement appears to have already declined, however, the author’s
purpose is not to correct misunderstandings amongst Modernist proponents, but rather to explain likely
reasons for the decline.
Answer choice (D): The author does not anticipate a possible criticism of the Modernist Movement, but
rather presents one, so this choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): This choice might appear attractive, because it mentions incompatible viewpoints,
and the author’s viewpoint is definitely incompatible with that of the Movement’s proponents. However,
this response mentions “contrasting,” which does not necessarily imply evaluation. Since the author
stands clearly on one side of this discussion, and believes the proponents had a flawed position.
Generally, this sort of response would describe a passage in which the author contrasted other peoples’
viewpoints.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14655)
Main Point. The correct answer choice is (A)
The correct response to a primary purpose question should always align with the main point of the
passage, which in this case is that the ideology of the Modernists led to the decline of their movement.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. The author describes some major factors
that contributed to the decline of the Modern Movement in architecture, and this response reflects the
author’s strong statements of point.
Answer choice (B): This passage references only past events, with no predictions for the future, so this
response is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): This choice may appear attractive, since the author does attack the Modernist
proponent’s viewpoint. Since the Movement appears to have already declined, however, the author’s
purpose is not to correct misunderstandings amongst Modernist proponents, but rather to explain likely
reasons for the decline.
Answer choice (D): The author does not anticipate a possible criticism of the Modernist Movement, but
rather presents one, so this choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): This choice might appear attractive, because it mentions incompatible viewpoints,
and the author’s viewpoint is definitely incompatible with that of the Movement’s proponents. However,
this response mentions “contrasting,” which does not necessarily imply evaluation. Since the author
stands clearly on one side of this discussion, and believes the proponents had a flawed position.
Generally, this sort of response would describe a passage in which the author contrasted other peoples’
viewpoints.