LSAT 103 – Section 3 – Question 05

LSAT 103 - Section 3 - Question 05

September 1998

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT103 S3 Q05
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Sampling +Smpl
A
0%
B
1%
151
C
99%
167
D
0%
173
E
0%
149
126
133
140
 +Easiest 148.537 +SubsectionMedium

Consumer: I would like to have the features contained in the latest upgrade to your computer software package, but I am leery of installing the upgrade because a friend has told me he had a problem with it.

Company representative: We have distributed nearly 3,000 copies of the upgrade and we have received fewer than 100 calls saying that it has caused problems. So it is very unlikely that you will experience any problems with the upgrade.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The company representative concludes that the consumer is very unlikely to encounter problems with a software upgrade. As support, the representative cites the fact that the company has distributed many copies of the upgrade but has received only a few calls from users who had problems.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The representative draws a conclusion about the likelihood of a problem based on evidence about how many people have called the company about that problem. This fails to consider the possibility that more users may have had problems with the upgrade, but did not call the company about their problems.

A
the company will issue another upgrade that corrects the problems with the current upgrade
Whether the company plans to correct any problems is irrelevant to the argument, which is about whether problems are likely to occur in the first place.
B
some of the problems people have experienced with the upgrade have been quite serious
The representative’s argument isn’t about how serious people’s problems may have been, only about how likely people are to encounter problems at all—so this is irrelevant.
C
a significant number of people have experienced problems with the upgrade but have not reported them
The representative’s conclusion is that a problem is unlikely, based on how many people have reported problems to the company. The possibility that many people may have had problems without reporting them undermines the representative’s ability to support that conclusion.
D
the consumer will experience software problems if the upgrade is not installed
The likelihood of a problem if the consumer doesn’t install the upgrade is irrelevant, because the representative’s argument is only about the likelihood of a problem if the upgrade is installed.
E
some of the reported problems were a result of users failing to follow instructions
The reasons that users may have encountered problems are irrelevant. The argument is about the overall likelihood of a problem, no matter what the reason.

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