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Plus, he genuinely cares about his patients, and will take the time to answer all of your questions. He is a great doctor.” |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Receptive\u003Cbr>Imagine: You need a new doctor, and so you ask for a suggestion from a friend of yours, who is a nurse who works with lots of different doctors. She suggests Dr. Anderson, and gives reasons to support her choice. The reasons are quoted to the side.\u003Cbr>Your reaction: You wouldn’t have asked your friend if you didn’t trust her advice, and those seem like very good qualifications—exactly the things you were looking for in a doctor. You decide to go with the suggestion. | Critical\u003Cbr>Imagine: Dr. Anderson just botched your routine procedure, and now your body is a mess. And, sure, he sat with you afterward to explain what he did wrong, and he seemed sorry about it, but in talking to him you realized he’s a total fool. You’re up late one night, and you hearthis quote on the side in a commercial for Dr. Anderson.\u003Cbr>Your reaction: A great doctor is one who helps keep you healthy. None of those characteristics mean that he is a great doctor. |  |\n| The LSAT rewards a critical mindset. |  |  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |","cbCaioppuTnyr6ZJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioppuTnyr6ZJ","pdf",215710,12,"English","# Opinions vs. Flaws of Reasoning\n## Support Used to Justify Conclusions\n# Receptive Mindset: Trusting Qualifications\n## Choosing Dr. Anderson Based on Quoted Reasons\n# Critical Mindset: When Qualifications Don’t Prove the Conclusion\n## Distinguishing Being Sorry From Being Competent","[{\"question\":\"What does the material say is the main issue with the example conclusion?\",\"answer\":\"The flaws of reasoning come from using the support to justify the conclusion incorrectly, such as assuming popularity guarantees future readers.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the “Receptive” scenario explain why the doctor suggestion feels convincing?\",\"answer\":\"It treats the cited education, experience, and genuine care as the exact qualifications the reader wanted, leading to trust and agreement.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the “Critical” scenario change the reader’s reaction to the same type of quoted qualifications?\",\"answer\":\"After a bad medical outcome, the reasoning fails: the doctor’s qualities described in the quote don’t establish that he is truly a great doctor.\"}]","LSAT Logical Reasoning: Flaws of Reasoning Sample Chapter | PDF",1788334586]