Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT7 S4 Q14 Explanation

Advertisement: HomeGlo Paints, Inc

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

TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Advertisement: HomeGlo Paints, Inc., has won the prestigious Golden Paintbrush Award given to the one paint manufacturer in the country that has increased the environmental safety of its product most over the past three years for HomeGlo Exterior Enamel. The Golden Paintbrush is awarded only on the basis of thorough tests by the most environmentally safe brand of paint manufactured in this country today.

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
14.

The flawed reasoning in the advertisement most closely parallels that in which one

Answer choices

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  2. Trap15% picked this

    Morning Sunshine breakfast cereal contains, ounce for ounce, more of the nutrients needed for a healthy diet than any other breakfast cereal on the

  3. Trap2% picked this

    The number of consumer visits increased more at Countryside Market last year than at any other market in the region. Therefore, Countryside’s profits must

  4. Correct67% picked this

    Jerrold’s teachers recognize him as the student who has shown more academic improvement than any other student in the junior class this year. Therefore,

    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

    Margaret Durring’s short story “The Power Lunch” won three separate awards for best short fiction of the year. Therefore, any of Margaret Durring’s earlier

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