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Complete Question Explanation

Flaw in the Reasoning, Except. The correct answer choice is (B).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

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Can someone please explain why the correct answer is B?
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 Dana D
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Hey lsathelpppp,

The argument here is that managers shouldn't ask candidates about their hobbies because the candidate might be more concerned with play than work. Each incorrect answer choice will show a flaw in this line of thinking by providing a reason why managers should ask about hobbies. Answer choices (A,C,D, and E) do this.

Answer choice (B) doesn't provide reasoning why managers might want to ask about hobbies, it's something the argument overlooks, however it does not address the flaw in the argument.

Hope that helps!
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 Let'sMasterLsat
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Hi,

The hardest and most confusing part of this test for me was that the question stem "The argument is flawed because it overlooks each of the following possibilities EXCEPT", seemed so rare on the Flaw category; and I spent a lot of time figuring out what is the task - I also ended up choosing a wrong answer-.
"But my question here is, can we look at this type of flaw question as a strengthening/weakening question"? Can I look at the wrong answer choices as the ones that weaken the conclusion, and the correct answer choice as either something irrelevant or strengthen the conclusion? Please correct me if I am wrong, unless this way of looking at it makes it more straight forward for completing the task. Thanks!
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Hi Let'sMasterLsat!

That's a good question, as I can see your reasoning in wanting to look at the question that way. However, ultimately, I would try to keep this in the flaw-except category, rather than considering it a strengthen/weaken question. It seems true that the four incorrect answer choices would weaken the conclusion of the stimulus, but they are more broadly identifying flaws with the given reasoning. However, the correct answer choice on this type of question is not necessarily something that strengthens/weakens but rather something that is not a flaw with the argument.

It's also worth keeping this separate as a category because you will encounter strengthen-except and weaken-except questions. On strengthen-except questions, the correct answer choice will either do nothing or may weaken the argument. On weaken-except questions, the correct answer choice will either do nothing or may strengthen the argument.

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