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by tom4lax » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:40 am
Narrowed down the attached to B or C

OA isC

My question is, [spoiler]I understand the flaw in the argument, correlation does not equal causality. However, i had a difficult time finding the correct answer choice. I would have chosen B, which is wrong. Thoughts?[/spoiler][/spoiler]
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by scoobydooby » Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:19 am
B is out as the conclusion (that laptop causes higher earnings) is not a restatement of a claim made earlier. in fact no claim was made earlier. the scientists just found that laptop owners earned more, they never deduced anything from it. it was just a finding, not a claim
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by tom4lax » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:30 pm
I guess my problem is that C does not state what I want it to.

Cause = Owning a Laptop
Effect = increased pay

This could be a coincidence or a case of reverse causality. But choice C says that evidence stated suggests that 1st thing caused the 2nd. I dont find that to be true at all... Frustrating.
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by heshamelaziry » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:51 pm
tom4lax wrote:I guess my problem is that C does not state what I want it to.

Cause = Owning a Laptop
Effect = increased pay

This could be a coincidence or a case of reverse causality. But choice C says that evidence stated suggests that 1st thing caused the 2nd. I dont find that to be true at all... Frustrating.
What is first thing and second thing ? :o your description of the cause and effect above is correct. The answer is only correct if it means that the relationship is reversed, and to know that we need to know which is 1st and which is 2nd. How do you know this ?
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by tom4lax » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:55 pm
I guess that 1st is owning a laptop and 2nd is earning more?? Wouldn't this actually strengthen the argument?
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by heshamelaziry » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:11 pm
tom4lax wrote:I guess that 1st is owning a laptop and 2nd is earning more?? Wouldn't this actually strengthen the argument?
The way you understand the answer means the answer choice strengthen the arument. But, C says that this relationship is wrong, LAptop (C) and More money(E), because the first thing caused the second. Here it is not clear at all what he is referring to.

I difinitly will flunk a question like this.
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by heshamelaziry » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:14 pm
Remeber that flaw in reasoning questions and Strengthen questions do not require lots of work to prove a choice to be correct or wrong. This answer choice has been constructed too poorly.
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by tom4lax » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:15 pm
Yeah well unless you plan on taking the LSAT, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Good practice though.
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by boy141 » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:05 pm
tom4lax wrote:I guess my problem is that C does not state what I want it to.

Cause = Owning a Laptop
Effect = increased pay

This could be a coincidence or a case of reverse causality. But choice C says that evidence stated suggests that 1st thing caused the 2nd. I dont find that to be true at all... Frustrating.
Amen to that. You have to find the flaw in the statement. If you own a laptop, will you make more money? How will you know? You don't. The logic is incorrect.
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