If squirrels eat from a bird feeder, it will not attract many birds. However, ... ...

If squirrels eat from a bird feeder, it will not attract many birds. However, squirrels eat from a bird feeder only if it lacks a protective cover. So a bird feeder will not attract many birds if it does not have a protective cover. The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following arguments?
(A) If a tire’s pressure is too low, the tire will wear out prematurely, and if a tire wears out prematurely, a likely cause is that the pressure was too low. So if a car owner checks the tire pressure regularly, the tires will not wear out prematurely.
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*This question is included in Dec 2012 LSAT (PT68): Logical Reasoning A

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