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#32692
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12412)
The correct answer choice is (C)
This question asks why the author mentions that we rarely focus on mirrors themselves. At the end of the third paragraph, the author provides that mirrors are designed to give two-dimensional images the appearance of depth, noting that we don’t focus on the mirror itself but rather on the imaginary space within.
Answer choice (A): The author does not discuss such a contrast, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be eliminated from contention.
Answer choice (B): The author does not make the claim that perceiving reflecting objects is impossible without mental constructs; the author makes the point about never focussing on mirrors to underscore the imaginary depth “within.”
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased above, the author points out that we focus on the imaginary space within mirrors in order to give the appearance of three dimensions. This choice matches our prephrase and is confirmed by the Fact Test as the correct answer to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (D): The author does say that we are accustomed to dealing with our mental constructs, but the fact that we don’t focus directly on mirrors does not illustrate that we typically deal with mental constructs. This answer choice thus fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (E): The author makes no reference to psychological activity’s modification of the shape of the object being perceived, so this confusingly-worded choice cannot provide the right answer to this Must Be True Purpose question.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12412)
The correct answer choice is (C)
This question asks why the author mentions that we rarely focus on mirrors themselves. At the end of the third paragraph, the author provides that mirrors are designed to give two-dimensional images the appearance of depth, noting that we don’t focus on the mirror itself but rather on the imaginary space within.
Answer choice (A): The author does not discuss such a contrast, so this choice fails the Fact Test and should be eliminated from contention.
Answer choice (B): The author does not make the claim that perceiving reflecting objects is impossible without mental constructs; the author makes the point about never focussing on mirrors to underscore the imaginary depth “within.”
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased above, the author points out that we focus on the imaginary space within mirrors in order to give the appearance of three dimensions. This choice matches our prephrase and is confirmed by the Fact Test as the correct answer to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (D): The author does say that we are accustomed to dealing with our mental constructs, but the fact that we don’t focus directly on mirrors does not illustrate that we typically deal with mental constructs. This answer choice thus fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (E): The author makes no reference to psychological activity’s modification of the shape of the object being perceived, so this confusingly-worded choice cannot provide the right answer to this Must Be True Purpose question.