LSAT 43, Logical Reasoning II, Q20, LSATHacks

LR Question 20 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Interviewer: A certain company released a model of computer…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: The industry spokesperson claims that there is no chance of further microprocessor design flaws.

REASONING: All microprocessor design will now be done by computers.

ANALYSIS: The spokesperson ignores the possibility of a computer making an error, and gives no evidence to suggest they will not. Given that the whole discussion is about computers with errors (flawed microprocessors), this oversight is particularly telling.

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1. No. The spokesperson says nothing to indicate that the company in question was in any way different.
2. The spokesperson is referring specifically to design flaws. The interviewer asked whether future microprocessors will be “similarly flawed.”
3. As in B, the discussion is confined to “microprocessor design flaws.”
4. Their conclusion is that there will be no more design flaws, not that there will be many.
5. CORRECT. This is it. If a computer makes a mistake, then there could still be a design flaw. The spokesperson does not address this possibility.

Recap: The question begins with “Interviewer: A certain company released a model of computer”. 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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