#17 - When a chain of service stations began applying a

[Administrator]

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[myaysa.evans16]

Hi, when I came across this question I had little time left, so I picked B and moved on quickly. Going back and reviewing I see why E is the correct choice and I would've chose it if I read all the answers, but can you explain exactly why B is 100% the wrong choice? Is it because the stimulus doesn't mention benefit, just perceptions?

[KelseyWoods]

Hi Myaysa!

Answer choice (B) is incorrect because the situation in the stimulus isn't about a policy directly benefiting any of the customers. Both the policy of charging credit card users more and the policy of raising the price and giving cash users a discount result in the exact same prices for both credit card users and cash users. So neither group is being benefitted in either scenario. It's only about their perception of the situation, rather than the actual outcome of the situation.

Hope this helps!

Best,
Kelsey

[lsatstudent99966]

Hi there,

Can I confirm that other than the word often, is there anything wrong with (D)?

I feel like the other parts of (D) are correct.

"change their minds": Customers changed their opinion/reaction from angry to happy after the gas stations adopted a different policy.

"issues that do not make significant differences to their lives": The two policies result in exactly the same outcome for the customers, there is no difference in how the policies affect the customers' financial situation.

[Jeff Wren]

Hi lsatstudent,

While I agree that the word "often" in Answer D is enough to eliminate it, this answer still wouldn't be the best answer compared to Answer E.

While this is categorized as a Must Be True (Principle) question, you're really looking for the generalization that best matches the specific details in the stimulus.

What the stimulus shows is how people's perception of a given situation affects their view of that situation. This is best captured in Answer E.

Answer D doesn't address the role perception plays in the stimulus and therefore really misses the key detail/point of what the stimulus illustrates.

As a reminder, it's very important to prephrase the answer to these types of questions. A good prephrase here that captures how people's perceptions about what is effectively the same situation impacts their views will go a long way to solving this question and selecting Answer E.

[lsatstudent99966]

Hi lsatstudent,

While I agree that the word "often" in Answer D is enough to eliminate it, this answer still wouldn't be the best answer compared to Answer E.

While this is categorized as a Must Be True (Principle) question, you're really looking for the generalization that best matches the specific details in the stimulus.

What the stimulus shows is how people's perception of a given situation affects their view of that situation. This is best captured in Answer E.

Answer D doesn't address the role perception plays in the stimulus and therefore really misses the key detail/point of what the stimulus illustrates.

As a reminder, it's very important to prephrase the answer to these types of questions. A good prephrase here that captures how people's perceptions about what is effectively the same situation impacts their views will go a long way to solving this question and selecting Answer E.

Hi Jeff! Thank you very much for the great explanation! I also prephrased something similar to (E) and picked (E) eventually. I was just a bit confused by the vague language of (D).