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Objective: Parallel Flaw Questions
Parallel questions have a highly regimented theory and approach – even if your core logical intuitions are very strong, following a routine process specifically built around the LSAT’s unique patterns will dramatically reduce the time and mental energy required to identify the correct answer. So review these lessons. They’re important.
In all Parallel questions, we develop an abstract model of the stimulus’ argument, preserving the structure but not the subject matter. We treat Parallel Flaw questions much the same, just with a greater emphasis on distilling the flaw.
We’ll then take a shallow dip into the answer choices looking for structural mismatches. Typically that suffices to identify the correct answer, but sometimes we’ll need a deep dive to distinguish between the (usually just two) answer choices that remain after our shallow dip.
Use Formal Logic
If thinking about this question in English is easier for you than using formal logic, you need more practice gaining fluency in formal logic. Think of English and formal logic as two closely-related tools, like a hand screwdriver and a power screwdriver. While it’s true that any job you can complete with one you could also complete with the other, they each have niche uses in which they excel. If you find yourself tackling a line of 100 wood screws with a hand screwdriver, you need to get better with the power screwdriver.
Parsing The Language; Distilling The Flaw
This question almost feels like a one-move wonder testing whether you know how to parse the phrase “
So when I say…
I’m going to the concert provided my paycheck comes in time.
I mean…
If [my paycheck coming on time] has been gifted unto me as a thing that is true in the world, then I’m going to the concert.
So yeah, “provided” is a sufficient condition indicator. 🌈the more you know⭐️
But there’s an interesting test-strategy point to make here, because diagramming the “provided that” clause backward results in a valid argument. We’re in a Parallel Flaw question! Even if you’re not sure how the phrase operates, you do have the information required to work it out.
Anywho, here’s the logic:
Premise 1: Study History → Appreciate Diffs
Premise 2: Reflect → Appreciate Diffs
________
Conclusion: Study History → Reflect
This argument commits the common fallacy of confusing sufficiency for necessity. In other words, it would work if Premise 2 were flipped front-to-back.
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