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Consumer advocate: The manufacturer’s instructions for assembling a product should be written in such a way that most consumers would find it much easier to put the product together if the instructions were available than if they were not.
Which one of the following, if true, would provide the strongest reason for thinking that the principle advanced by the consumer advocate cannot always be followed?
(A) The typical consumer who assembles a product does so using the manufacturer’s instructions, but still has great difficulty.
(B) Often the store at which a consumer purchases an unassembled product will offer, for a fee, to assemble the product and deliver it.
(C) For the typical product, most consumers who assemble it do so very easily and without ever consulting the manufacturer’s instructions.
(D) Usually a consumer who is trying to assemble a product using the manufacturer’s instructions has no difficulty understanding the
instructions.
(E) Some consumers refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for assembling a product only if they have difficulty assembling the product.
Which one of the following, if true, would provide the strongest reason for thinking that the principle advanced by the consumer advocate cannot always be followed?
(A) The typical consumer who assembles a product does so using the manufacturer’s instructions, but still has great difficulty.
(B) Often the store at which a consumer purchases an unassembled product will offer, for a fee, to assemble the product and deliver it.
(C) For the typical product, most consumers who assemble it do so very easily and without ever consulting the manufacturer’s instructions.
(D) Usually a consumer who is trying to assemble a product using the manufacturer’s instructions has no difficulty understanding the
instructions.
(E) Some consumers refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for assembling a product only if they have difficulty assembling the product.
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EXPLANATION FROM Fox LSAT
The consumer advocate’s proposed rule is fairly straightforward: Instructions should be written in such a way as to make assembly much easier with the instructions than without. Our task is to show that this rule “cannot always be followed.”
A) No, this wouldn’t be a reason not to adopt the consumer advocate’s rule. This is probably why the consumer advocate wants to adopt the rule in the first place! Maybe today’s instructions are terrible, and the consumer advocate is hoping that his rule will cause the instructions to be improved. This doesn’t show that the rule cannot be followed, just that it is not currently being followed.
B) This is irrelevant. The fact that some folks are always going to pay for assembly doesn’t ruin the rule that assembly should be easier with the instructions than without.
C) Yep. If this is true, then it’s already “very easy” to assemble products even without looking at the instructions. For example, assembling a lamp usually entails screwing two pieces together, then screwing in a light bulb. That’s pretty goddamn easy. If that’s already “very easy” without any instructions at all, then how could instructions make it “much easier”? This scenario shows that the consumer advocate’s rule can’t always be followed. It might still be a good rule in most circumstances, but it would be silly to apply the rule to products that are “very easy.”
D) This would make the consumer advocate very happy. He would respond to this with, “Yes, today’s instructions are great, and my rule would help to keep them that way.” This could only show that the consumer advocate’s rule is currently being followed, it certainly doesn’t show that the rule cannot be followed.
E) This is probably true, but is also irrelevant. The consumer advocate would respond to this answer with, “Of course some people don’t look at the instructions unless they need help, but I want the instructions to be as good as possible when/if they do look at them.” Perhaps an even bigger problem with this answer is that it’s only about “some” consumers. Since “some” means “one or more,” this is a very soft answer. Suppose there is one guy who never looks at the instructions. Does that really hurt the advocate’s rule? The advocate would say, “True, some people will never look at the instructions, but my rule was only that ‘most’ people should find assembly much easier with the instructions than without. There is room for a couple exceptions.”
Our answer is C, because it’s the only one that shows that the rule is impossible to follow in some circumstances.
General Discussion
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Consumer advocate: The manufacturer's instructions for assembling should be written for easy understanding.
Prethink: To attack this claim, we need to look at the intent/reason why understanding the instructions won't help to consumers.
- What if the manufacturer's don't want the consumers to do self-assembling without their help i.e. the manufacturers have some design secret or they get some business benefit when their experts were called.
- What if the consumers don't follow the instructions (no matters it's easy or hard to understand) while assembling.
(A) The typical consumer who assembles a product does so using the manufacturer’s instructions, but still has great difficulty.
This choice supports the idea of easy understanding.
(B) Often the store at which a consumer purchases an unassembled product will offer, for a fee, to assemble the product and deliver it.
This choice says that there is no "intentional" reason by the manufacturer for not providing simpler instructions. Thus, they should provide easy text.
Supports the claim.
(C) For the typical product, most consumers who assemble it do so very easily and without ever consulting the manufacturer’s instructions.
If so, the usage itself of the instructions is questioned and hence it does not matter if it's understandable or not. Weakens the claim.
(D) Usually a consumer who is trying to assemble a product using the manufacturer’s instructions has no difficulty understanding the
instructions.
Can we say -If there is no difficulty in usually,there is no need to make the instructions simpler?
No, there is always an scope for making it simpler for the "unusual" cases.
Does not weaken.
(E) Some consumers refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for assembling a product only if they have difficulty assembling the product.
Hence, the instructions should be simpler. Supported.
IMO C
Prethink: To attack this claim, we need to look at the intent/reason why understanding the instructions won't help to consumers.
- What if the manufacturer's don't want the consumers to do self-assembling without their help i.e. the manufacturers have some design secret or they get some business benefit when their experts were called.
- What if the consumers don't follow the instructions (no matters it's easy or hard to understand) while assembling.
(A) The typical consumer who assembles a product does so using the manufacturer’s instructions, but still has great difficulty.
This choice supports the idea of easy understanding.
(B) Often the store at which a consumer purchases an unassembled product will offer, for a fee, to assemble the product and deliver it.
This choice says that there is no "intentional" reason by the manufacturer for not providing simpler instructions. Thus, they should provide easy text.
Supports the claim.
(C) For the typical product, most consumers who assemble it do so very easily and without ever consulting the manufacturer’s instructions.
If so, the usage itself of the instructions is questioned and hence it does not matter if it's understandable or not. Weakens the claim.
(D) Usually a consumer who is trying to assemble a product using the manufacturer’s instructions has no difficulty understanding the
instructions.
Can we say -If there is no difficulty in usually,there is no need to make the instructions simpler?
No, there is always an scope for making it simpler for the "unusual" cases.
Does not weaken.
(E) Some consumers refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for assembling a product only if they have difficulty assembling the product.
Hence, the instructions should be simpler. Supported.
IMO C
