medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The average household income in the Millfield district has risen sharply over the past five years. We may therefore conclude that the majority of Millfield residents now enjoy greater purchasing power than they did five years ago.
The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
- treats a rise in an average as though it guaranteed a gain for most of the population.
- disregards the effect of inflation on what residents' incomes can actually buy.
- fails to take into account that the number of households in the district may have changed.
- treats the passage of time as the cause of the increase in income.
- assumes that higher income necessarily translates into greater overall happiness for residents.
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