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[Tajadas]

It doesn't, sorry. I don't see how A is less precise than D, where A can be "more years" leads to "more wisdom".

I also stand by my objection to A lying in "one". As "one" gets older "one" gets wiser is describing the same person twice, which I think is an issue. "A tree" may or may not be referring to the same tree twice.

[evelineliu]

Hi Tajadas,

Answer choice (A) uses invalid logic. As explained in the Administrator post up top, in (A), the rule is that as one gets older, that same person gets wiser—not that you are wiser than anyone younger than you!

Best,
Eveline

[ronaldofenomeno]

Hello,

For this question, I hesitated between A and D and unfortunately ended up choosing A. I understand the reasoning behind why D is correct, but I feel like the reasoning that makes A wrong could also apply to D.

In A, Henrietta’s daughter could potentially be wiser than her mother, even though she’s younger, which invalidates the conclusion. Similarly, in D, I thought the rule about trees having more rings as they age might not always hold true across different species of trees. For instance, an oak tree might inherently have more rings than a baobab tree at its creation. If that's the case, even if the rule applies in general, there could still be scenarios where an older oak tree might have fewer rings than a younger baobab, making the reasoning in D invalid.

Could someone clarify why this difference doesn’t affect D, but makes A wrong?

Thanks in advance

[Dave Killoran]

Hey Ronald, did you have a chance to read the main post and replies to the follow up questions on the first page of this thread? We addressed this same qeustion a few times so I need to make sure you've seen those first.

At the same time, we know (D) is the correct answer in LSAC's eyes, so we are trying to we why they think it's right. When I look at the two, I can see that (A) uses the phrase "as one" versus (D) saying "the older the tree." LSAC then clearly expects students to realize that humans start at different levels so you have a relativity problem in (A), where as in other the stimulus and answer (D) the items are more defined and not relative. Since (D) applies to "the older a tree," LSAC would say your argument doesn't apply since (D) applies to all trees.

Thanks!