<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>comparison flaw – LSAT</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/tag/comparison-flaw/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat</link> <description>LSAT Course Offerings, LSAT Prep Courses, Tutoring & LSAT Practice Resources | Manhattan LSAT Prep</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:12:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>#MovieFailMondays: John Wick (Or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-john-wick-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Shinners]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:56:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logical Fallacies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fail Mondays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comparison flaw]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Wick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie fails]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/?p=6229</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Each week, we analyze a movie that illustrates a logical fallacy you’ll find on the LSAT. Who said Netflix can’t help you study? ?? Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person LSAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. What do you do when Theon Greyjoy […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-john-wick-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/">#MovieFailMondays: John Wick (Or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6230" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/blog-johnwick.png" alt="Manhattan Prep LSAT Blog - #MovieFailMondays: John Wick by Matt Shinners" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/blog-johnwick.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/blog-johnwick-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /></p> <p><em><strong>Each week, we analyze a movie that illustrates a logical fallacy you’ll find on the LSAT. Who said Netflix can’t help you study? ??</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person LSAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/classes/?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20LSAT%20Courses%20Listing&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p>What do you do when Theon Greyjoy kills your dog? If you’re John Wick, you go on a murderous rampage that takes out most of the Russian mob <em>and </em>Adianne Palicki. Collateral damage.</p> <p><a href="//www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/" target="_blank">John Wick</a> tells the tale of a hitman who made it out. But, just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in.<span id="more-6229"></span></p> <p>Keanu Reeves’s sublime performance in <em>John Wick </em>captures the essence of a tormented soul. Having once left his violent life because of the love of a woman, the loss of her and her final gift from beyond the grave (a cute beagle, played by the inimitable Andy, showing at least as much range as Reeves) drives Wick to find his revenge.</p> <p>Where is that revenge found? At the end of the barrel of his gun.</p> <p>The movie eschews really anything other than Keanu Reeves taking out a huge number of people across a variety of settings in brutal, impressive, and well-trained ways.</p> <p>So, what logical fallacy did Alfie Allen and his non-Greyjoy raiders commit?</p> <p>Well, logically, you don’t mess with John Wick.</p> <p>Seriously, though, they committed a <strong>Comparison Flaw</strong>, jumping between relative and absolute terms. Just because they were a <em>dangerous</em> crew, backed up by the dangerous Russian mob, they assumed that they were <em>more dangerous </em>than some random guy they came across at a gas station. When you jump between absolute terms—here, dangerous—and relative ones—more dangerous—you’re committing this flaw.</p> <p>After all, a third-string basketball player for a pro team is talented, but that doesn’t make them more talented than LeBron. And Shaq is shorter than Dikembe Mutombo, but that doesn’t make Shaq short.</p> <p>Whenever an LSAT question is jumping between these types of statements, you can be fairly certain you’ve found your flaw!</p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Want to learn more about <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/store/strategy-guides/logical-reasoning/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=LSAT%20Logical%20Reasoning%20Strategy%20Guide%20Plug&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog" target="_blank">Logical Reasoning</a> on the LSAT? Don’t forget that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person LSAT courses absolutely free. We’re not kidding! <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/classes/?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20LSAT%20Courses%20Listing&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/matt-shinners/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Matt%20Shinners%20Instructor%20Bio%20LSAT%20Blog&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog" target="_blank"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft" title="Matt Shinners Manhattan Prep LSAT Instructor" src="//cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/07/matt-shinners-150x150.png" alt="Matt Shinners Manhattan Prep LSAT Instructor" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/matt-shinners/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Matt%20Shinners%20Instructor%20Bio%20LSAT%20Blog&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog" target="_blank">Matt Shinners</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor and <a href="https://www.jdmission.com/" target="_blank">jdMission</a> Senior Consultant based in New York City.</strong> After receiving a degree in Biochemistry from Boston College, Matt scored a 180 on his LSAT and enrolled in Harvard Law School. There’s nothing that makes him happier than seeing his students receive the scores they want to get into the schools of their choice. <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/matt-shinners/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Flsat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Matt%20Shinners%20Upcoming%20LSAT%20Courses%20Blog&utm_campaign=LSAT%20Blog">Check out Matt’s upcoming LSAT courses here</a>!</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-john-wick-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/">#MovieFailMondays: John Wick (Or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>#MovieFailMondays: The Martian (or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-the-martian-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Shinners]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:16:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Applications & Admissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Law School]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logic Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logical Reasoning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fail Mondays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PrepTests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best LSAT prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comparison flaw]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fallacy of comparison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[false comparison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[films]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law school admissions test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[logical fallacies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lsat movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lsat prep help]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Strategy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie fail mondays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie fails]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moviefailmondays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the martian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the martian film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the martian matt damon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/?p=5436</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Each week, we analyze a movie that illustrates a logical fallacy you’ll find on the LSAT. Who said Netflix can’t help you study? 🎥📖 Since we covered Gravity a few weeks ago, we figured we should also cover its sequel, The Martian. Released initially as a serial, and then as a novel in 2011, Andy Weir’s Castaway in Space (you […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-the-martian-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/">#MovieFailMondays: The Martian (or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5438" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/blog-mfm-themartian.png" alt="Blog-MFM-TheMartian" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/blog-mfm-themartian.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/blog-mfm-themartian-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /><em>Each week, we analyze a movie that illustrates a logical fallacy you’ll find on the LSAT. Who said Netflix can’t help you study? <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f3a5.png" alt="🎥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f4d6.png" alt="📖" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since we covered </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/2015/10/05/moviefailmondays-gravity-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gravity</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a few weeks ago, we figured we should also cover its sequel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="//www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/">The Martian</a></span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><span id="more-5436"></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Released initially as a serial, and then as a novel in 2011, Andy Weir’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="//www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/">Castaway</a> in Space</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (you know that’s how it was sold in Hollywood) tells the harrowing tale of Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars in the aftermath of an intense Mars-storm. After seeing Watney (played by Matt Damon) hit by a piece of debris, his fellow astronauts (played by Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Shaw, Jessica Chastaine) leave him on the red planet for dead. Their long, slow trip home is relegated to a B plot, though Kate Mara does get more screen time than she did in a movie where she was one of the titular Fantastic Four.</span></p> <p>If this was a Tarantino film, Watney would find his way back to Earth and go on a revenge killing spree, taking out the astronauts who left him behind, and, probably, all of NASA. I’d go see it.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x9iIKn1Bl6c?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>But, since it was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Weir_(writer)">a computer scientist who grew up with an astrophysicist father</a>, instead we get a 2-hour science lecture that somehow manages to keep us on the edges of our seats – probably because Drew Goddard and Ridley Scott removed all of the calculations Watney used to keep himself alive.</p> <p>The movie has been generally lauded for a large amount of scientific accuracy. And surely I’m not going to nitpick a science fail instead of a logic fail, right, dear audience?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Oh, how little you know me.</em> In this case, the science fail </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">also a failure of logic.</span></p> <p>One of the biggest threats to Watney – one that he mentions throughout the movie – is the lack of atmosphere on Mars; there’s nothing to keep the radiation out or the heat in – no air to breath. It even plays a pivotal role in the climax of the film.</p> <p>And yet, somehow, the entire movie kicks off with a terrifying storm that has hurricane-level winds and almost wrecks their ride home.</p> <p><em>Huh?</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can’t have it both ways, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Martian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">! Either the atmosphere is thick enough to generate devastatingly powerful winds, or it’s too thin to create any of the problems presented in the film.</span></p> <p><strong>Which flaw is this related to?</strong></p> <p>Well, audience, by glossing over this detail in our suspension of disbelief, we committed a <strong>comparison flaw</strong>. We knew there was almost no atmosphere on the planet – <a href="//www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/fullcredits/">all of the pretty scientists</a> told us so! But we also know storms on Earth can do some major damage. Despite knowing that Mars and Earth are different, we carried our beliefs about storms on Earth with us on our cinematic journey to Mars.</p> <p>On the LSAT, be careful when the exam tries to get your knowledge of one thing to apply in a situation it claims is analogous. There are usually significant differences between these things being compared, and this will often be used on the exam to create a flawed argument. It also shows up in incorrect <span style="font-weight: 400;">Inference-question answers, so be careful when considering an answer that compares two things. <em><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f3a5.png" alt="🎥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f4d6.png" alt="📖" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></em></span></p> <hr /> <p><em><strong><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-5255 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/07/matt-shinners-150x150.png" alt="matt-shinners" width="150" height="150" />Matt Shinners is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in New York City.</strong> After receiving a science degree from Boston College, Matt scored a 180 on his LSAT and enrolled in Harvard Law School. There’s nothing that makes him happier than seeing his students receive the scores they want to get into the schools of their choice. <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/classes/#instructor/61">Check out Matt’s upcoming LSAT courses here!</a></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/moviefailmondays-the-martian-or-how-movies-can-teach-you-about-logical-fallacies-and-help-you-ace-the-lsat/">#MovieFailMondays: The Martian (or, How Movies Can Teach You About Logical Fallacies and Help You Ace the LSAT)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>