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#36713
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14608)
The correct answer choice is (A)
The families in the last paragraph indicate that they switch from English to Spanish to express certain
attitudes more emphatically. This is further proof that the code-switching is based on rhetorical factors.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Once again, the test makers draw readers’
attention to the final section of the passage. In this case, the specific reference is used as a supporting
premise in the author’s discussion of rhetoric-based code-switching.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice attempts to catch readers who may make inappropriate
comparisons between different groups. The author notes that this family was from a different community
than the high-school students described in the preceding paragraph (line 52), but this is not significant.
If both the family and the high school students had participated in the same study but produced different
results, this answer choice would be more strongly supported.
Answer choice (C): This is an Opposite Answer. This evidence does not conflict with the researchers’
conclusions; it confirms them. In fact, this evidence actually provides a basis for the conclusions.
Answer choice (D): Since the author has already observed that rhetorical code-switching constitutes only
a small portion of all code-switching, the family’s explanation does not confirm or refute any argument
about what causes most code-switching.
Answer choice (E): The fact that Spanish phrases were mostly used to emphasize humor and intimacy
does not explain why the family believed they spoke only English at home.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14608)
The correct answer choice is (A)
The families in the last paragraph indicate that they switch from English to Spanish to express certain
attitudes more emphatically. This is further proof that the code-switching is based on rhetorical factors.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Once again, the test makers draw readers’
attention to the final section of the passage. In this case, the specific reference is used as a supporting
premise in the author’s discussion of rhetoric-based code-switching.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice attempts to catch readers who may make inappropriate
comparisons between different groups. The author notes that this family was from a different community
than the high-school students described in the preceding paragraph (line 52), but this is not significant.
If both the family and the high school students had participated in the same study but produced different
results, this answer choice would be more strongly supported.
Answer choice (C): This is an Opposite Answer. This evidence does not conflict with the researchers’
conclusions; it confirms them. In fact, this evidence actually provides a basis for the conclusions.
Answer choice (D): Since the author has already observed that rhetorical code-switching constitutes only
a small portion of all code-switching, the family’s explanation does not confirm or refute any argument
about what causes most code-switching.
Answer choice (E): The fact that Spanish phrases were mostly used to emphasize humor and intimacy
does not explain why the family believed they spoke only English at home.