LSAT 101 | Section 2 | Logical Reasoning: Q1

LR Question 1 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Press release: A comprehensive review evaluating the…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: Coffee is not bad for your health.

REASONING: There’s no evidence coffee is bad for your heart.

ANALYSIS: This argument confuses “heart” and “health”. They’re often confused on the LSAT. Just because something isn’t bad for your heart doesn’t mean it couldn’t hurt you in some other way.

There’s a second weakness. The studies have only shown a lack of evidence that coffee is bad. But they haven’t shown any evidence that coffee is safe. So even their conclusion about the heart is too strong.

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1. The original studies surely looked at patients. There’s no problem with examining a large group of studies.
2. CORRECT. Coffee might give you cancer, or indigestion, or insomnia, etc.
3. So? It’s not coffee’s fault if you eat a donut with your coffee.
4. We’re talking about coffee, not other drinks.
5. This still leaves coffee innocent. It’s the stress that’s harming the heart, not coffee.

Recap: The question begins with “Press release: A comprehensive review evaluating the”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Flaw questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.