LSAT 5 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q16

LR Question 16 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Approximately 7.6 million women who earn incomes have…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: There are few income earning women with pre-school age children who are not also the sole income earners for their families.

REASONING: There are 7.6 million women who earn incomes and have pre-school aged children. There are 6.4 million women who are the sole income earners for their families.

ANALYSIS: Just because the stimulus mentioned both groups of women doesn’t mean there is any relation between them. It could be that almost no sole income earning women have children.

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1. The figures are pretty precise. There is no problem with saying “approximately” 7.6 million.
2. CORRECT. Yes. There is no necessary relation between women who have pre-school age children and women who are the sole earners.
3. The argument is making a conclusion about the present. It doesn’t have to try and predict the future.
4. A woman can be a member of the group “women with income and pre-school aged children” whether or not she has other children. Just like a woman can be a member of that group whether or not she has a car, like movies, etc. All other factor are not relevant.
5. The conclusion is about women sole income earners. It doesn’t matter how many men are sole income earners.

Recap: The question begins with “Approximately 76 million women who earn incomes have”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn more about LSAT Flaw questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.