Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT9 S4 Q24 Explanation

It now seems clear

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

TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

It now seems clear that the significant role initially predicted for personal computers in the classroom has not become fact. One need only look to the dramatic decline in sales of computers for classroom proof that the fad has passed.

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
24.

Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning parallel to that in

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Clearly, government legislation mandating the reduction of automobile emissions has been at least partially successful, as is demonstrated by the fact that the air

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Mechanical translation from one language into another, not merely in narrow contexts such as airline reservations but generally, is clearly an idea whose time

  3. Trap3% picked this

    Sales of computers for home use will never reach the levels optimistically projected by manufacturers. The reason is that home use was envisioned as

  4. Correct87% picked this

    It is apparent that consumers have tired of microwave ovens as quickly as they initially came to accept this recent invention. In contrast to

    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

    Creating incentives for a particular kind of investment inevitably engenders boom-and-bust cycles. The evidence is in the recent decline in the value of commercial

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