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#105905
Hi Overthinker,
Let me just add that you aren't trying to explain why the conclusion works in the stimulus, but rather why it doesn't have to be the case. And the error made here is assuming the numbers have to work in a certain way, but in reality they don't have to work that way.
So, as noted above, while it is possible that every house has two apartments, it's also possible that is not the case. And that oversight is where the author went wrong.
With regard to the use of conditional language, if you read (D) closely, that answer is referencing formal conditional logic, in a very classic and LSAT manner. It's a description of a Mistaken Reversal, and as Chandler mentioned above, we don't have that here.
Thanks!
Let me just add that you aren't trying to explain why the conclusion works in the stimulus, but rather why it doesn't have to be the case. And the error made here is assuming the numbers have to work in a certain way, but in reality they don't have to work that way.
So, as noted above, while it is possible that every house has two apartments, it's also possible that is not the case. And that oversight is where the author went wrong.
With regard to the use of conditional language, if you read (D) closely, that answer is referencing formal conditional logic, in a very classic and LSAT manner. It's a description of a Mistaken Reversal, and as Chandler mentioned above, we don't have that here.
Thanks!
Dave Killoran
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