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Everything that is commonplace and ordinary fails to catch our attention, so there are things that fail to catch our attention but that are miracles of nature.
The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) Only miracles of nature fail to be ordinary and commonplace.
(B) Some things that are ordinary and commonplace are miracles of nature.
(C) Some things that are commonplace and ordinary fail to catch our attention.
(D) Everything that fails to catch our attention is commonplace and ordinary.
(E) Only extraordinary or unusual things catch our attention.
The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) Only miracles of nature fail to be ordinary and commonplace.
(B) Some things that are ordinary and commonplace are miracles of nature.
(C) Some things that are commonplace and ordinary fail to catch our attention.
(D) Everything that fails to catch our attention is commonplace and ordinary.
(E) Only extraordinary or unusual things catch our attention.
23 Oct 2021, 06:30
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EXPLANATION FROM Fox LSAT
This argument makes no sense the first time you read it. The best way to answer this question is to try to make it make sense. The conclusion is, “There are miracles that fail to catch our attention.” Why? “Everything commonplace and ordinary fails to catch our attention.” Uh, excuse me? WTF are you talking about? Well, the only way to make this horrible argument make sense is to add in an additional premise: “Some miracles are commonplace and ordinary.” Wouldn’t the argument have made much more sense that way? Let’s try it out. 1) Some miracles are commonplace and ordinary. 2) But everything commonplace and ordinary fails to catch our attention. 3) Therefore, there are some miracles that fail to catch our attention. Ohhhhhhhhhhh, okay, I get it now!
The question asks us to do exactly what I just did, above. Find a premise that makes “the conclusion of the argument follow logically.” This just means “make it make sense,” or “prove it.” I think we already did.
A) What does this even mean? Let’s keep looking for something more like our prediction.
B) Yep. This is almost exactly what we predicted. It connects “commonplace and ordinary” to “miracles” in a way that would make the argument make sense. This is probably the answer.
C) Nothing here about miracles. Answer B was so good that we don’t even need to waste more time with C.
D) Same explanation as C.
E) Same explanation as C and D.
Our answer is B. This is an example of a question that is very difficult when you first start studying for the LSAT, but can get surprisingly easy with enough practice. Keep up the hard work!
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