Bevita (tazadebevita) wrote, @ 2004-01-26 21:18:00

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Proof That Standardized Testing Is No Indicator Of Intelligence
"Brussels sprouts are better than nothing. Nothing is better than a juicy hamburger. Therefore, brussels sprouts are better than a juicy hamburger.

What is the flaw in the speaker's argument?"

-- Actual example of a question I got on the practice LSAT

It's official. The Law School Admissions Council is staffed by a team of retarded baboons.

(Just in case you really wanted to know the flaw in the speaker's argument, the technical term they use on tests like these is "equivocal use of a term.")

	meimad 2004-01-29 23:24 (link)
	A beating is better than nothing. Nothing is better than getting drawn and quartered. Therefore, a shotgun wound is better than getting drawn and quartered-if you are an LSAT test writer. (Reply to this) (Thread)