#11 - Must Be True, Purpose

[SherryZ]

Hi, thank you for help me out!!

Oct 2000 LSAT, Sec 2 RC, Q11:

Could you tell me where I can find the answer or how I can infer the right answer?? Why B is right?? I chose A

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,
Sherry

[Emily Haney-Caron]

Hi Sherry,

The correct answer is implied when the text says, "examination of these cultures should operate with the methods, perspectives, and values of the majority culture." This suggests that the method described is very similar to the status quo, since it adopts the approach that is already taken in other types of education in the majority culture.

This proposal actually relies quite a bit on speculation about non-Western cultures, since it operates from the values of the majority culture - as the text says, critics argue that other cultures "cannot be understood and adequately appreciated if one insists on approaching them solely from within the majority culture’s perspective."