Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT2 S4 Q22 Explanation

All intelligent people are nearsighted.

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

TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

All intelligent people are nearsighted. I am very nearsighted. So I a genius.

What this question is testing

Parallel Flaw

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
22.

Which one of the following exhibits both of the logical flaws exhibited in

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    I must be stupid because all intelligent people are nearsighted and I

  2. Trap28% picked this

    All chickens have beaks. This bird has a beak. So this bird must

  3. Trap5% picked this

    All pigs have four legs, but this spider has eight legs. So this spider must be twice as

  4. Correct61% picked this

    John is extremely happy, so he must be extremely tall because all tall

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap3% picked this

    All geniuses are very nearsighted. I must be very nearsighted since I

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