Logical Reasoning

PT144 · S3 · Q6 Problem: The Thimble Corporation

A free, expert breakdown of this official LSAT Logical Reasoning question.

  • Save & drill this skill — build targeted practice sets from questions like this one

  • Video walkthroughs — watch every question solved step by step

  • 81 official LSATs — as questions, timed sections & full-length tests

Start practicing free

Problem: The Thimble Corporation recently distributed rebate coupons for one of its products.

Principle

If you create an → you're obliged to unfair situation rectify an unfair result

Problem

Thimble Corporation created an unfair situation when they distributed some rebate coupons for one of their products and the expiration date was too early.

This created the unfair result that some customers believed the rebate offer had already expired.

Evaluate

According to this principle, Thimble Corporation is "obligated to rectify" the unfair result of having a premature expiration date on their coupons.

Goal

It's not clear what would rectify this situation, but presumably customers who would have submitted for a rebate if they didn't think the window of opportunity had already expired should be given a chance to submit for a rebate.

In general, we're just looking for an answer saying that Thimble Corporation should rectify (fix) any unfair result of having the wrong expiration date on their rebate coupons.

6.

The principle, if valid, most helps to justify which one of the following judgments concerning the problem?

  1. If a customer believed that

    Opposite of Goal

    We're looking for an answer that's saying, if a customer got screwed by the wrong expiration date, then Thimble should give them a "do-over" and let them submit for the rebate. In essence, we're looking for an answer that says, "if you didn't submit because you thought the rebate window had already expired, you should be given a grace period to submit now."

    1% picked this

  2. Because some customers who knew

    Unrelated to Goal

    There's nothing in this answer that sounds like the right side of our Principle, which is that "Thimble is obligated to rectify the situation". If anything, this answer seems to be trying to let Thimble off the hook by spreading the blame around

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    If there is a chance

    Why this is right

    A customer who didn't apply for the rebate because they incorrectly thought the offer had already expired would be the unfair result of an unfair situation created by Thimble. Thus, according to the principle, Thimble is obligated to rectify this situation, which could mean seeking out those people and offering them the rebate.

    Skill tested: Principle-Conform · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    93% picked this

  4. Because it cannot identify all

    Bad Conclusion Match

    We want a conclusion that sounds like "Thimble is obligated to rectify any unfair result". This conclusion is saying that Thimble should just inflict that unfair result on everyone. We might be tempted to think, "well if everyone is denied the rebate, then it's not really unfair anymore because everyone is being treated equally (crappily)." But that's not the intended spirit of that Principle. It would be a willful mis-read to think it's saying, "If you create a bad situation for some, you are obligated to make that bad situation apply to everyone, so that no one is more victimized than another". The verb "rectify" means "to fix / to make right". And in this context, making right would mean allowing people to get the rebate they were entitled to.

    3% picked this

  5. If a customer did not

    Bad Conclusion Match

    We're looking for a Conclusion that sounds like "Thimble is obligated to rectify the unfair result". This one is saying, "Thimble is not obligated" to do something.

    2% picked this

Continue the review in LSAT Lab

Save this question, watch the video walkthrough, and drill similar questions in your LSAT Lab account.

Save and practice this skill
LSAT Lab

Turn this review into a targeted study plan.

Save this question, drill more like it, watch the video walkthrough, and track your progress in your LSAT Lab account.

Start practicing free