Q7

[melmoththewanderer88]

Why is E not inferable from the passage?

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

There is support for answer choice (D) in lines 27-34--here are the lines where we are given what Marshall believed.

Incorrect Answers
(A) is unsupported. While there was division amongst the members of the NAACP, that does not imply that Marshall sought to answer critics from within the NAACP.
(B) is contradicted. Marshall did believe the court would eventually come to accept his and the NAACP's position.
(C) is unsupported. The passage doesn't mention Marshall's desire to work up from the lower courts.
(E) is contradicted. Marshall's goal was not practical, but rather very sweeping. While the goal was ambitious the strategy was carefully thought out and practical in nature.

[hnadgauda]

Marshall's legal strategy for the "separate but equal doctrine"... From the stimulus, we don't know if we should look at any particular place in the passage for help.

1st pass
A: Critics within the NAACP? There were none.
B: No; Out of scope.

Unsure on
C: This sounds true from outside knowledge. Not sure if this is the right answer.
D: This sounds like good motivation for the strategy that Marshall took.
E: Practical goals. Maybe this is why Marshall chose the first approach before the theoretical approach.

All of these seem like they can be found from rereading P2
Lines 27-34 seem especially relevant. Marshall wanted to prepare the courts!! This sounds a lot like support for D.

Ultimately, C and E require too much work to be molded into the right answer. C uses outside knowledge. E requires us to make an assumption about Marshall's preferences.