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Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (B)
This question requires us to find the closest parallel to the persistent misunderstanding that glass’ slow flow is the cause of medieval windows’ being thicker toward the bottom—a variation actually explained by glass making processes of the time.
Answer choice (A): The misconception described in the passage is not about an inability to correct a particular imperfection, but rather about the cause of that imperfection.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Much like the misconception discussed in the passage, this choice refers to a misunderstanding that attributes imperfections to an attribute of the materials used, rather than to the manufacturing process.
Answer choice (C): The inadequate knowledge of manufacturing techniques is the reason for the persistent misconception about glass, not the object of this misconception. This is a classic Shell Game answer.
Answer choice (D): The belief discussed in the passage is not about relative quality, but about a particular attribute of glass. As such, this choice does not parallel the persistent belief discussed by the author.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice may be enticing because it deals with different materials being used in two different eras. However, the origins of the misconception discussed in the passage have nothing to do with any differences in the chemical composition of glass between medieval and modern times.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10866)
The correct answer choice is (B)
This question requires us to find the closest parallel to the persistent misunderstanding that glass’ slow flow is the cause of medieval windows’ being thicker toward the bottom—a variation actually explained by glass making processes of the time.
Answer choice (A): The misconception described in the passage is not about an inability to correct a particular imperfection, but rather about the cause of that imperfection.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Much like the misconception discussed in the passage, this choice refers to a misunderstanding that attributes imperfections to an attribute of the materials used, rather than to the manufacturing process.
Answer choice (C): The inadequate knowledge of manufacturing techniques is the reason for the persistent misconception about glass, not the object of this misconception. This is a classic Shell Game answer.
Answer choice (D): The belief discussed in the passage is not about relative quality, but about a particular attribute of glass. As such, this choice does not parallel the persistent belief discussed by the author.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice may be enticing because it deals with different materials being used in two different eras. However, the origins of the misconception discussed in the passage have nothing to do with any differences in the chemical composition of glass between medieval and modern times.