LSAT 19, Logical Reasoning I, Q1, LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Director of Ace Manufacturing Company: Our management consultant…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: The director rejects the consultant’s plan.

REASONING: The director says that plan calls for “exploiting the full potential of the employees.”

ANALYSIS: The director is confused. “Exploit” can mean “use” or “abuse”.

The management consultant only used “exploit” to mean that the employees should reach their full potential.

The director thought he meant they should abuse the employees.

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1. CORRECT. Exploit has a few different meanings. The consultant didn’t mean anything sinister.
2. The director doesn’t mention how frequently anything is done.
3. The director doesn’t define any term. He just assumes we know what exploiting means.
4. This isn’t circular reasoning. The director’s (bad) evidence is that he thinks the consultant’s plan violates company policy.
5. The director doesn’t change any words around. Their problem is that they misunderstood what the consultant meant.

Recap: The question begins with “Director of Ace Manufacturing Company: Our management consultant”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Flaw questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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