LSAT 106 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q9

LR Question 9 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Political commentators see recent policies of the government toward…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: The political commentators are wrong.

REASONING: Polls show that most people disagree with the commentators.

ANALYSIS: Polls are never proof of much. It’s quite possible for most people to be wrong.

So it’s possible that the political commentators are incorrect, but we need more evidence.

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1. “Policies” is clear: actions that a government takes on a specific issue.
2. We don’t need to know who the commentators are. Their opinions are clearly identified, and the polls were clearly directed at those commentators.
3. CORRECT. Popular opinion can never prove or disprove a claim.
4. This isn’t a circular argument. There’s (bad) evidence given: most people think the commentators are wrong.
5. The argument gives evidence from individual people. They polled a large number of people, and assumed that they accurately represented the country. That’s a good assumption, if the polls were properly conducted.