LSAT 43, Logical Reasoning II, Q16, LSATHacks

LR Question 16 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Everything that is commonplace and ordinary fail to catch…

QUESTION TYPE: Sufficient Assumption

CONCLUSION: There are some things which are miraculous and yet escape our attention.

REASONING: If something is commonplace and ordinary, it will escape our attention.

ANALYSIS: To make this conclusion valid, we need a link between something being commonplace and ordinary, and that thing also being miraculous.

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1. If miracles of nature fail to be ordinary and commonplace, then that means we won’t let them escape our attention due to their being ordinary.
2. CORRECT. This does it. Since these miracles of nature are ordinary and commonplace, they will escape our attention – which is the conclusion given in the stimulus.
3. Actually, we know that all commonplace and ordinary things fail to catch our attention.
4. This doesn’t help us connect miracles to things that fail to catch our attention.
5. Since it’s quite possible that all miracles are extraordinary or unusual, this doesn’t help us reach the conclusion.

Recap: The question begins with “Everything that is commonplace and ordinary fail to catch”. It is a Sufficient Assumption question. Learn more about LSAT Sufficient questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.

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