medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The percentage of high school graduates in the district who went on to attend four-year colleges increased from 60 percent to 75 percent over the last five years. Clearly, the district is now producing more college-bound students than it was five years ago.
The argument is flawed because it
- infers a rise in the head count of college-bound graduates from a rise in their share, ignoring a possible shrinkage in the graduating class
- overlooks whether the students enrolled at in-state rather than out-of-state institutions
- presumes the gain in college attendance was produced by better instruction within the district
- assumes that four-year colleges represent the only worthwhile post-secondary path
- fails to establish that the same proportion of students will continue enrolling in future years
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