LSAT 110 – Section 2 – Question 09

LSAT 110 - Section 2 - Question 09

June 2001

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT110 S2 Q09
+LR
Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Eliminating Options +ElimOpt
A
5%
161
B
10%
160
C
6%
162
D
78%
167
E
1%
166
139
151
163
 +Medium 145.606 +SubsectionMedium

A university study reported that between 1975 and 1983 the length of the average workweek in a certain country increased significantly. A governmental study, on the other hand, shows a significant decline in the length of the average workweek for the same period. Examination of the studies shows, however, that they used different methods of investigation; thus there is no need to look further for an explanation of the difference in the studies’ results.

Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
The author concludes that there’s no need to look further for an explanation of the difference between the results the university study arrived at and the results the governmental study arrived at because each study used a different method of investigation.

Identify and Describe Flaw
The author reasons that since the university study and governmental study used different methods of investigation, there’s no need to look for another explanation of the studies arriving at different results. However, the argument is flawed because the author fails to consider that two studies using different methods of investigation doesn’t guarantee that they’ll arrive at different results. Different investigation methods can arrive at the same result.

A
distinguish between a study produced for the purposes of the operation of government and a study produced as part of university research
We don’t know that the governmental study was produced for the purpose of the operation of government. The government could’ve produced it for a different reason.
B
distinguish between a method of investigation and the purpose of an investigation
The author only discusses the method of investigation for each study. The author doesn’t discuss purpose.
C
recognize that only one of the studies has been properly conducted
We have no idea if either of the studies have or haven’t been properly conducted.
D
recognize that two different methods of investigation can yield identical results
The argument commits this flaw. The author argues that the studies arriving at different results is explained by them using different methods of investigation, without recognizing that the studies could’ve arrived at the same results with different methods of investigation.
E
recognize that varying economic conditions result in the average workweek changing in length
The argument isn’t concerned with economic conditions. The author only argues that the studies arriving at different results is explained by them using different methods of investigation.

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