LSAT 106 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q3

LR Question 3 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Birds startled by potential predators generally try to…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

PARADOX: Birds flee from danger by taking cover between nearby plants.

Yet in backyards, birds often fly into windows when trying to flee danger.

ANALYSIS: Most of us have seen birds do this. It’s not clear why they do. To us, a window doesn’t look like vegetation.

The right answer shows that windows reflect vegetation, and this fool birds into flying into them.

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1. If a feeder is surrounded by no vegetation, presumably the bird will realize this and fly somewhere else. This doesn’t explain why birds commit suicide against windows.
2. This makes the situation even stranger. Why would birds fly a long distance to smack themselves against a window?
3. This tells us that birds of all sizes do something stupid. But why do they do it?
4. This tells us that there are many reasons why birds try to take cover by flying into windows. But why do they smack against windows?
5. CORRECT. Windows look like vegetation. Birds try to hide in vegetation, so this explains why birds run into windows.