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Scientific research at a certain university was supported in part by an annual grant from a major foundation. When the university's physics department embarked on weapons-related research, the foundation, which has purely humanitarian mission, threatened to cancel its grant. The university then promised that none of the foundation's money would be used for the weapons research, whereupon the foundation withdrew its threat, concluding that the weapons research would not benefit from the foundation's grant.
Which of the following describes a flaw in the reasoning underlying the foundation's conclusion?
A) It overlooks the possibility that the availability of the foundation's money for humanitarian uses will allow the university to redirect other funds from humanitarian uses to weapons research.
B) It overlooks the possibility that the physics department's weapons research is not the only one of the university's research activities with other than purely humanitarian purposes.
C) It overlooks the possibility that the university made its promise specifically in order to induce the foundation to withdraw its threat.
D) It confuses the intention of not using a sum of money for a particular purpose with the intention of not using that sum of money at all.
E) It assumes that if the means to achieve an objective are humanitarian in character, then the objective is also humanitarian in character.
Source: PrepTest 7, February 1993 LSAT, Section 4, Question 11
Which of the following describes a flaw in the reasoning underlying the foundation's conclusion?
A) It overlooks the possibility that the availability of the foundation's money for humanitarian uses will allow the university to redirect other funds from humanitarian uses to weapons research.
B) It overlooks the possibility that the physics department's weapons research is not the only one of the university's research activities with other than purely humanitarian purposes.
C) It overlooks the possibility that the university made its promise specifically in order to induce the foundation to withdraw its threat.
D) It confuses the intention of not using a sum of money for a particular purpose with the intention of not using that sum of money at all.
E) It assumes that if the means to achieve an objective are humanitarian in character, then the objective is also humanitarian in character.
Source: PrepTest 7, February 1993 LSAT, Section 4, Question 11
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(A) Yes. The foundation’s grant may allow the university to pay off certain bills, which will free up money for weapons-related research.
(B) No. It is reasonable to assume that it was the first attempt by the university to use the fund for nonhumanitarian scientific research, otherwise the foundation would have probably withdrawn its grant previously.
(C) No. This is too Machiavellian. There’s another answer-choice which is more likely.
(D) No. The foundation understands that the university will still use the money, just not for weapons-related research.
(E) No. This is irrelevant.
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Total fund required for scientific research- say $100
Annual Grant( $60)-supported in part by an annual grant, and remaining from university's fund-$40
weapon related research required say -$70
Humanitarian research required-say-$30
The university then promised that none of the foundation's money would be used for the weapons research
So we use Annual grant in Humanitarian research only, and we will be left with $30 + $40 (from university's fund). And this remaining fund can not be used for weapon related research, But can be used for Humanitarian research. Then Foundation concludes that the weapons research would not benefit from the foundation's grant.
But it fails to assume that the remaining fund can be redirected. if part of the remaining fund is redirected then weapon research would get benefitted from the grant.
This is what A says
B says it fails to assume existence of other research activities, But we are not interested in those activities as argument is particular about grant and its benefit.
A:)
Annual Grant( $60)-supported in part by an annual grant, and remaining from university's fund-$40
weapon related research required say -$70
Humanitarian research required-say-$30
The university then promised that none of the foundation's money would be used for the weapons research
So we use Annual grant in Humanitarian research only, and we will be left with $30 + $40 (from university's fund). And this remaining fund can not be used for weapon related research, But can be used for Humanitarian research. Then Foundation concludes that the weapons research would not benefit from the foundation's grant.
But it fails to assume that the remaining fund can be redirected. if part of the remaining fund is redirected then weapon research would get benefitted from the grant.
This is what A says
B says it fails to assume existence of other research activities, But we are not interested in those activities as argument is particular about grant and its benefit.
A:)
