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The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the
argument
*This question is included in June 2012 LSAT (PT66): Logical Reasoning A, question #21
| (A) | infers that a part has a certain quality merely on the grounds that the whole to which it belongs has that quality |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 01/02/2013 22:59
Why is B not correct?
Posted: 01/10/2013 21:38
Answer A still seems wrong to me, for it says that it infers that a part has a quality because the whole has that quality. It should be opposite. Because a part has that quality (Southern Tier Project) then the whole (Bridge project) must have that quality.
Posted: 02/01/2013 19:38
The bridge renovation was a part of the Southern Tier Deal. The fact that the latter was wasteful doesn't mean the former was as well.