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When weeding a vegetable garden, one should not try to remove all the weeds. It is true that the more weeds, the less productive the garden. Nevertheless, avoiding the painstaking effort of finding and pulling every single weed more than compensates for the slight productivity loss resulting from leaving a few. The principle underlying which one of the following arguments is most similar to the principle underlying the argument above?
*This question is included in June 2013 LSAT (PT69): Logical Reasoning A, question #8
| (A) | It is a mistake to try to remove every imperfection from one’s personality. Personality imperfections make life difficult sometimes, but people cannot be truly happy if their personalities lack defects. |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
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Posted: 12/02/2013 07:47
The last three are very similar why is that one correct
Posted: 12/16/2013 17:13
Hayley, C is correct because it is similar to the original argument, in that IT IS NOT WORTH IT to remove the last remaining imperfections.
D is different because it is saying it is IMPOSSIBLE to remove all imperfections.
E is different because it says one should not remove imperfections that DO NOT CAUSE great difficulties. It is different from saying it is not worth it. For example, a prominent mole on a woman's face does not create great difficulties in living her life if she were a telemarketer (say), but it may be worth it to remove is she were to enter a beauty pageant.
D is different because it is saying it is IMPOSSIBLE to remove all imperfections.
E is different because it says one should not remove imperfections that DO NOT CAUSE great difficulties. It is different from saying it is not worth it. For example, a prominent mole on a woman's face does not create great difficulties in living her life if she were a telemarketer (say), but it may be worth it to remove is she were to enter a beauty pageant.