LSAT Question Explanation
PT 105, Section 1, Question 20
Most Strongly SupportedExplanation
This stimulus tells us a bit about English literature, the origins of the English language, the origins of the French language, and French literature.
Answer choices
This can be inferred. The stimulus says that English literature reflects the rich and diverse nature of the language, which results from it's Anglo Saxon and French influences. So those origins have played a role in shaping one aspect of English literature.
We don't know if one of these languages had a richer vocabulary than the other. Also, while the stimulus says that French literature is known for simplicity and clarity, we don't know if that reflects the French vocabulary itself. French writers may just prefer to write simply.
Similar to (B), we don't know this. Students sometimes pick this because of the last sentence of the stimulus, but we don't know if the simplicity of French literature reflects the language in any way. The French language may have a large vocabulary.
We have no idea because we don't know anything about the French vocabulary.
We don't know, the author never talked about different cultures influencing each other's literature.