[Video] Q41: In the context of each passage as a whole, the questions in lines 25-27 of passage 1 and lines 67-69 of passage 2 primarily function to help each speaker

Explanation for Question 41 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 8

Okay. So I, and the question 41, it says in the context of each 2 passage as a whole, the questions in lines, 3 25 through 27, a passage one and line 67 to 69, 4 primarily function to help each speaker do what we have to go back to 5 these lines. We have to highlight them. We have to figure out what is 6 their purpose? What do they like these lines do for each speaker? 7 So 25 to 27, 60, 70, 69, 25 through 27, 67 8 through 69, they both ask questions. Okay. 9 So why is this guy asking you a question in the first passage? 10 So it says, I now come back to the question. Why cannot this union 11 exist forever divided into free and slave states as our fathers made it. 12 He's asking this question of why can't this union exist forever, 13 right? This is directly appealing to Lincoln's argument. 14 Lincoln's argument was that the union will not exist forever if we keep 15 divided. 16 So he literally asks the question, 17 why can't this happen? What is Lincoln asking here in the second passage? 18 But has it been, so this element of slavery, 19 have we not always had quarrels difficulties over it? He's directly referring to Douglas. 20 This argument of Douglas to saying slavery is fine. 21 Slavery is not going to cause conflict and he's directly appealing to it and 22 directly trying to weaken his argument. Um, 23 those, his argument by saying, we've always had slave quarrels. 24 We always had conflict over slavery. How is this not going to continue happening? 25 Right. So, so basic...