medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
A construction company argues that using a new type of reinforced concrete will make their buildings safer during earthquakes. They note that this concrete is 30 percent more flexible than the concrete currently used in their projects.
Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
- Buildings made with the new concrete will withstand earthquakes of every magnitude, intensity, and duration whatsoever.
- Earthquakes are the single foremost safety concern for the company's construction projects in the region where it builds.
- The greater flexibility of the concrete is a property that actually contributes to a building's earthquake safety.
- The new reinforced concrete costs the company no more per unit than the conventional concrete it currently pours.
- The new concrete has already cleared an independent accredited laboratory's certified test for tensile strength.
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