PT144.S4.Q6

PrepTest 144 - Section 4 - Question 6

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Method of Reasoning

The author states that to be in the band, one must fulfill condition A (practice a lot) or condition B (be very talented). Thus, since Lily is in the band and fulfills condition B, the author concludes that she does not fulfill condition A.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The author doesn’t recognize that “or” on the LSAT is generally inclusive. This means that to be in the band, Lilly can fulfill condition A, condition B, or both. Just because it is only necessary to fulfill one condition doesn’t mean that Lilly can only fulfill one condition.

The parallel flaw will have a conditional statement with 2 necessary conditions A and B, and will conclude that because one condition is fulfilled, the other is not.

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6.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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