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Reading Comprehension — Comparative Passages
Paired passages testing the relationship between two authors' arguments.
What you need to know
1Comparative passage set appears once per RC section — 5–8 questions
2Relationship question types: agree/disagree, analogous structure, one author responds to the other
3Most missed: what would Author A say about Author B's evidence (not just B's conclusion)?
4Shorter passages require more careful reading per sentence — no skim
Average score improves 8–12 points with structured logical reasoning practice
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- 170+ for T14 law schools (99th percentile)
- Questions in bank
- 2,200+
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