LR Question 20 Explanation, by LSATHacks
QUESTION TEXT: Morton: In order to succeed in today’s society, one must…
QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning
CONCLUSION: One needs a college degree to succeed in today’s society.
REASONING: Some people without a college degree may appear successful. But without a college degree they are not educated enough to be successful.
ANALYSIS: This argument is completely circular. It says you need a college degree for success. Then it defines success in terms of having a college degree.
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- CORRECT. Yes. There is no evidence given apart from the conclusion.
- There is no correlation mentioned, only a precondition (college is needed for success.)
- Which individual cases are mentioned? (The many people who seem successful are not individual cases)
- The argument did consider the counterexamples (the allegedly successful people.) It judged that they weren’t actually successful.
- The argument hasn’t mentioned what most people believe. This may sound like circular reasoning but it’s actually the error of mistaking popular belief for proven fact.
Recap: The question begins with “Morton: In order to succeed in today’s society, one must”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn more about LSAT Flaw questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.
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