Question #553

A vs C

Started by iHAVE33FLAWSandAcommonLSATflawAINTone · started 2024-04-21 20:16 · last activity 2024-04-24 03:48 · 2 replies

I picked C, and I was between A and C. I am not struggling to see how A is correct, rather, I also feel that C gave an indication that the Author was relating the computer variables (A passage example) to the variables being the ants. Could someone help me with further distinction on why C is wrong, and A is right.

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  1. Emil-Kunkin · 2024-04-23 17:34

    I agree that that analogy is being made. However, I think it's important to note which direction it is being made in. The author is saying that ants act like a computer. In this respect, she is saying that ants, living things, act in a way that indicates a degree of coordination and collective action that is similar to what we see in a Computer. This is not the same thing as saying that computers act as if they are alive.if we described the bits of a computer functioning similar to an ant colony that would be a better argument for C. But that isn't what the author did.

  2. iHAVE33FLAWSandAcommonLSATflawAINTone · 2024-04-24 03:48

    I appreciate that perspective, that helps a bunch!

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