November 2018 LSAT Section 4 Question 9

Office manager: Every vacation an office worker takes significantly reduces the psychological exhaustion experienced...

Fiallos.Luis11 on January 22, 2021

What is the name of the flaw in this question?

I chose the incorrect answer because I could not identify the correct flaw. For a second, I thought it was part to whole, as it starts with -an office worker- and the conclusion is about -workers- Then, I thought it was cause and effect with some sort of timing involved. Then, I got lost. Please, help.

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shunhe on January 28, 2021

Hi @Fiallos.Luis11,

Thanks for the question! I’m not sure there’s an official name for this type of flaw. It really just has to do with making unwarranted assumptions.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

colefanninghaag on December 2, 2021

Hi, I picked the right one, however I'm curious if someone could say why D is wrong. I get that it may be less specific, but it gets at the idea - that why does it matter if you take a bunch of vacations, as opposed to the total amount of time mattering more.

Ravi on February 12, 2022

D doesn't work because it's not describing what the author's overlooking. If you look at the author's argument, it's about multiple shorter vacations vs. one longer one. The total amount of vacation time taken over the year is the same in both scenarios; rather, the issue is simply whether or not someone should spread the vacation time over multiple vacations or stack it into a single vacation. Thus, D is out.