LSAT 87, Logical Reasoning I, Q6, LSATHacks

LR Question 6 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Principle: If someone makes an error, it is unethical for…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

CONCLUSION: Mark’s use of Rashmi’s clients’ e-mail addresses was unethical.

REASONING: If you use a coworker’s error to your own advantage, you are acting unethically.

ANALYSIS: The conclusion in this question was that Mark acted unethically. Therefore, in order to justify the application of the principle, he must have used a coworker’s error to his own advantage. We know he used Rashmi’s clients’ e-mail addresses to advance his career, but we are missing the error. So the correct answer will be one that tells us what Rashmi’s error was.

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1. While Mark is certainly acting unethically in this scenario, this is not a correct application of the principle. We need a case where Mark is using an error Rashmi made to his own advantage.
2. This answer is missing the error. Unethical conduct from Mark does not match our principle if it does not result from an error on Rashmi’s part.
3. Here, Rashmi is voluntarily sharing her clients’ e-mail addresses with Mark. She intended for him to use them – it wasn’t an error. So we can rule this out.
4. CORRECT. Rashmi accidentally gave Mark access to her clients’ e-mail addresses – an error. He took advantage of this. This fits our principle.
5. Mark finding these clients through market research is not Rashmi’s error, so this answer does not fit our principle.

Recap: The question begins with “Principle: If someone makes an error, it is unethical for”. It is a Principle question. Learn more about LSAT Principle questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.