LSAT 113 – Section 2 – Question 06

LSAT 113 - Section 2 - Question 06

June 2002

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PT113 S2 Q06
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A
0%
150
B
3%
148
C
1%
145
D
0%
155
E
96%
160
126
133
140
 +Easiest 147.106 +SubsectionMedium

Advertisement: At most jewelry stores, the person assessing the diamond is the person selling it, so you can see why an assessor might say that a diamond is of higher quality than it really is. But because all diamonds sold at Gem World are certified in writing, you’re assured of a fair price when purchasing a diamond from Gem World.

Summarize Argument
The advertisement concludes that customers are assured a fair price on diamonds at Gem World. This is because all diamonds sold at Gem World are certified in writing.

Notable Assumptions
The advertisement assumes that diamonds that are certified in writing are assessed by someone other than the person selling them. Moreover, the advertisement assumes that whoever sells the diamond at Gem World isn’t inclined to lie about the diamond’s quality. If the salesperson wasn’t obliged to provide the written certification, then they may well lie about the quality of the diamond.

A
Many jewelry stores other than Gem World also provide written certification of the quality of their diamonds.
The advertisement doesn’t say Gem World is alone in their practice. It simply says Gem World is preferable from a customer standpoint to most jewelry stores.
B
The certifications of diamonds at Gem World are written by people with years of experience in appraising gems.
This seems to strengthen the argument, but we have no idea if those people are associated with Gem World. If they get some commission on each diamond, they might be inclined to pretend the diamonds are of higher quality than they really are.
C
The diamonds sold at Gem World are generally of higher quality than those sold at other jewelry stores.
We don’t care how high-quality the gems are. We care if Gem World is in fact honest about the quality of each diamond.
D
The diamond market is so volatile that prices of the most expensive diamonds can change by hundreds of dollars from one day to the next.
We don’t care about the exact price. We care if Gem World is in fact honest about the quality of each diamond.
E
The written certifications of diamonds at Gem World are provided by an independent company of gem specialists.
The diamonds are appraised by an independent company that has no stake in how much each diamond sells for. Thus, we can accept that their written certifications probably aren’t biased in favor of Gem World’s business interests.

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