hard · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Regulator: A factory can be certified as low-emission only if its average monthly output of particulate matter falls below the regional threshold. Greenfield Mills' average monthly output has fallen below the threshold for the past eleven months. Therefore, Greenfield Mills is a low-emission factory.
The regulator's argument is flawed because it
- overlooks that other factories in the region may also stay below the threshold
- presumes particulate matter is the only pollutant regulators weigh in an evaluation
- fails to consider Greenfield Mills might exceed the threshold in month twelve
- treats meeting a stated requirement as though it were the same as being certified
- assumes the regional threshold has stayed exactly the same for eleven months
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