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#23 - Chronic back pain is usually caused by a herniated or

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 sdb606
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-  Sat May 22, 2021 2:12 pm #87272
Why is A wrong? I realize it has extreme language but this is a C&E question and I thought the LSAT treats each effect as only having a single corresponding cause. So if herniated discs cause back pain, absence of herniated discs cause absence of back pain. Therefore, 4/5 people can be sure they won't develop back pain.

Of course this is unrealistic in the real world but the LSAT is not the real world.
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-  Sat May 22, 2021 2:15 pm #87273
Actually, I retract my post. I just realized the first sentence says back pain is usually caused by herniated discs which means there could be other causes of back pain so A is not supported.

I assume "usually" cannot also mean "always" in contrast with the way "some"/"most" can equal "all".
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