LSAT 123 – Section 2 – Question 21
LSAT 123 - Section 2 - Question 21
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| Question QuickView |
Type | Tags | Answer Choices |
Curve | Question Difficulty |
Psg/Game/S Difficulty |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT123 S2 Q21 |
+LR
| Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Causal Reasoning +CausR | A
56%
154
B
1%
141
C
17%
147
D
25%
149
E
1%
140
|
139 150 160 |
+Medium | 143.659 +SubsectionEasier |
A
infers a cause from a mere correlation
The driver infers a cause— that trading his sports car for a minivan will cause him to have a lower chance of getting in an accident— from a mere correlation— that minivans have lower accident rates than sports cars.
B
relies on a sample that is too narrow
This is the cookie-cutter flaw of using an unrepresentative sample. The driver doesn’t mention any samples at all.
C
misinterprets evidence that a result is likely as evidence that the result is certain
The driver says switching to a minivan will lower his accident risk, not eliminate it. Also, his research never shows that a result is likely. It shows that minivans have lower accident rates overall, not that an individual driver is likely to have fewer accidents in a minivan.
D
mistakes a condition sufficient for bringing about a result for a condition necessary for doing so
This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing sufficiency and necessity. The driver doesn’t make this mistake. He mistakenly assumes that driving a minivan is sufficient for lowering his chance of getting into an accident, but he never confuses this for a necessary condition.
E
relies on a source that is probably not well-informed
The driver relies on his research about the accident rates of minivans, large sedans, and sports cars. We can’t assume that this research is probably not well-informed.
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Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
- Passage 1 – Passage
- Passage 1 – Questions
- Passage 2 – Passage
- Passage 2 – Questions
- Passage 3 – Passage
- Passage 3 – Questions
- Passage 4 – Passage
- Passage 4 – Questions
Section 2 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
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- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
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- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
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- Question 14
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Question 17
- Question 18
- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
- Question 22
- Question 23
- Question 24
- Question 25
Section 3 - Logical Reasoning
- Question 01
- Question 02
- Question 03
- Question 04
- Question 05
- Question 06
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- Question 08
- Question 09
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Question 12
- Question 13
- Question 14
- Question 15
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- Question 19
- Question 20
- Question 21
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