Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Mallotech tells everyone they are a socially responsible company, but critics say their factories are dirty. If the critics are right, then Mallotech's claim is a lie.
Conclusion: If the critics are correct about the unsanitary conditions, Mallotech is misrepresenting itself to the public.
Reasoning: Mallotech claims to be socially responsible, but critics allege that its factories are unsanitary.
Analysis: The argument assumes a direct link between 'unsanitary conditions' and a lack of 'social responsibility.' While this seems like common sense, in the world of the LSAT, we cannot assume that one implies the other without an explicit rule. The 'gap' is the definition of social responsibility. To make the conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that states any company with unsanitary factory conditions is, by definition, not socially responsible. Look for an answer that connects these two specific terms in a conditional 'If A, then B' format.
Conclusion: If the critics are correct about the unsanitary conditions, Mallotech is misrepresenting itself to the public.
Reasoning: Mallotech claims to be socially responsible, but critics allege that its factories are unsanitary.
Analysis: The argument assumes a direct link between 'unsanitary conditions' and a lack of 'social responsibility.' While this seems like common sense, in the world of the LSAT, we cannot assume that one implies the other without an explicit rule. The 'gap' is the definition of social responsibility. To make the conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that states any company with unsanitary factory conditions is, by definition, not socially responsible. Look for an answer that connects these two specific terms in a conditional 'If A, then B' format.
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Unlock Full Passage24.The argument's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
D
D supplies the missing link: a socially responsible company would not have employees working in unsanitary conditions. So, if the critics are not mistaken and there are unsanitary conditions, Mallotech is not socially responsible; since it portrays itself as socially responsible, that portrayal is inaccurate. The conclusion now follows.
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