Bad Conditional Reasoning - ANSWER If mark does not study, he will fail his exam. Mark
failed his exam, therefore he did not study.
Bad Casual Reasoning - ANSWER As the temperature in the office increased, the
attorneys became meaner to their assistants. Hence the temperature increase caused the
attorneys to become mean .
Whole to Part - ANSWER The wrestling team A is the best in the country, they have beat
every other team by a lot. Therefore, the players on team A are the best players in the country.
Part to Whole - ANSWER The players on wrestling team A are all the best in the country.
The team of 15 hold rankings 1-15. Therefore, team A must be the best team in the country.
Over Generalization - ANSWER Golf players don't have to be in shape to perform well at
their sports. Hence, athletes don't need to diet or stay in shape to excel at their sports.
Survey Problems - ANSWER
False Starts - ANSWER Researchers wanted to test the how chewing gum impacted
agility. Group A, composed of 18-year-olds were giving gum and then tested on agility. Group B,
composed of 65-year-olds were not given gum. All the members in group a performed better
than the people in group B. Therefore, gum increase the agility of people that are chewing it.
Lack of evidence is not evidence of lacking - ANSWER There has been no proof that
vaping harms young adults. matter of fact, 1000 scientist were tasked at finding whether
vaping had any negative effect on health, and they could not find any. Therefore, vaping must
have no negative impact on young adults' health.
, Possibility is not evidence of certainty - ANSWER Several researchers have found
evidence that using a black pen on a test allow students to perform better. Therefore, Black
pens must be used if a student wants to perform better on a test.
Implication - ANSWER Wendy's closes at 6pm on Sunday. Rachel thinks her brother
should pick up the family dinner on Sunday. As a result, Rachel knows that her brother should
order before 5:30 pm on Sunday if they are to get food from Wendy's.
False Dichotomy - ANSWER The Marbel company has not grown their profits after many
campaigns attempting to do so. Therefore, there profits must have decreased.
False Dichotomy - ANSWER Foley & Lardner needs to hire one new Summer Associate.
Their options include Mark from yale, Justin from Marquette, and sally from Marquette. They
have a rule that they won't hire form Marquette. Therefore, Mark will become the new
Summer Associate.
Straw Man - ANSWER Ben: If you want to well on the LSAT, you must have discipline and
dedicate some time to your studies.
Ruth: Thats not true. If someone spends their every waking moment studying for the LSAT they
will burn out and perform poorly.
Ad hominem - ANSWER Greg is running for mayor in his town and is trying to rally
support around him. He promises to lower taxes for all people. Though, it is a well-known fact
that if Greg wins the election, His wife and friends will increase their portfolios. Therefore,
Gregs promise of lowering taxes should be disregarded.
Ad hominem - ANSWER The principal of my son's middle school preaches that you
should never be mean to someone for no reason. However, the principal was mean to me and
my wife for no reason. Therefore, the principal's claim that you shouldn't be meant to others
for no reason is wrong.