LSAT 123 – Section 2 – Question 04

LSAT 123 - Section 2 - Question 04

June 2007

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Question QuickView	Type	Tags	Answer Choices	Curve	Question Difficulty	Psg/Game/S Difficulty	Explanation
PT123 S2 Q04	+LR	Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw Lack of Support v. False Conclusion +LSvFC	A 87% 152 B 3% 142 C 2% 140 D 4% 141 E 4% 143	126 134 141	+Easiest	143.659 +SubsectionEasier

Consumer: The latest Connorly Report suggests that Ocksenfrey prepackaged meals are virtually devoid of nutritional value. But the Connorly Report is commissioned by Danto Foods, Ocksenfrey’s largest corporate rival, and early drafts of the report are submitted for approval to Danto Foods’ public relations department. Because of the obvious bias of this report, it is clear that Ocksenfrey’s prepackaged meals really are nutritious.

treats evidence that there is an apparent bias as evidence that the Connorly Report’s claims are false

The consumer treats evidence that the Connorly Report is biased as evidence that their claim about Ocksenfrey meals is false. He doesn’t provide any evidence that Ocksenfrey meals are actually nutritious. It’s possible they do lack nutrition, even if the report is biased.

draws a conclusion based solely on an unrepresentative sample of Ocksenfrey’s products

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of using an unrepresentative sample. The consumer’s conclusion is about all Ocksenfrey prepackaged meals, and he doesn't mention samples at all. So we can’t know if his conclusion is based on an unrepresentative sample or not.

fails to take into account the possibility that Ocksenfrey has just as much motivation to create negative publicity for Danto as Danto has to create negative publicity for Ocksenfrey

The consumer’s conclusion is that Ocksenfrey meals are nutritious. Whether Ocksenfrey has motivation to create negative publicity for Danto doesn’t affect this conclusion, nor does it affect the claim that Danto’s reporting is biased.

fails to provide evidence that Danto Foods’ prepackaged meals are not more nutritious than Ocksenfrey’s are

The consumer concludes that Ocksenfrey meals are nutritious; he doesn’t need to prove that they’re more nutritious than Danto meals. Even if Danto meals were more nutritious, it wouldn’t affect the conclusion or the claim that Danto’s report is biased.

presumes, without providing justification, that Danto Foods’ public relations department would not approve a draft of a report that was hostile to Danto Foods’ products

The consumer doesn't presume this. All we know is that Danto’s PR department did approve a draft of a report that was hostile to, or at least negative to, Ocksenfrey meals. Whether they’d also approve a draft that was hostile to Danto’s own products is irrelevant.

LSAT 123 – Section 2 – Question 04

LSAT 123 - Section 2 - Question 04

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