LNAT Inference Skills 4

Question 1

A court finds that a defendant is liable only if she owed a duty of care and breached it. She owed a duty but did not breach it. What follows?

Accepted Answer

She is not liable because both conditions are not met

Answer

Liability requires both conditions; without breach, the conjunctive test fails even if duty exists.

Question 2

A politician says: 'Everyone who opposes this bill hates our country.' A critic responds that this is a false dichotomy. The critic is correct if:

Accepted Answer

It is possible to oppose the bill without hating the country

Answer

A false dichotomy presents two options as exhaustive when other possibilities exist; opposition motivated by policy disagreement refutes the claim.

Question 3

A survey shows 80% of judges who attended elite law schools rule in favor of corporations more often. A reformer concludes elite schools bias judges. Which inference is better supported?

Accepted Answer

There is a correlation that warrants further investigation but does not prove bias

Answer

Correlational survey data warrants investigation but cannot alone establish the mechanism or prove causal bias.

Question 4

Passage: 'If the defendant knew the goods were stolen, she is guilty of handling stolen property. She claims she did not know.' What can be inferred about her guilt?

Accepted Answer

Her guilt depends on whether her claim of ignorance is believed

Answer

The defendant's guilt turns on the factual question of whether she actually knew, which her claim alone does not resolve.

Question 5

A scientist argues: 'This drug worked in 90% of trials, so it will work for this patient.' The weakest part of this inference is:

Accepted Answer

Population-level statistics may not predict outcomes for a specific individual

Answer

Statistical averages describe groups; applying them to individuals commits the ecological fallacy.

LNAT Practice Test

LNAT Practice Test

LNAT Inference Skills 4