May 2020 LSAT Section 3 Question 20

Paula: Earthlike planets seem to be the rule rather than the exception, so there probably are intelligent beings on ...

Rikuto-Yamada on April 16, 2022

I still don’t understand why the answer is A

Please kindly elaborate why the answer is A

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Emil-Kunkin on April 21, 2022

Hi Rikuto,

We know that Paula thinks that it is likely that aliens have radio communication. Her rationale for this is that aliens would have the same understanding of science as we would. Ashley rejects this idea- and actively rejects the idea of using radio telescopes to find aliens. In fact, she notes that our tech (including radio comms) are unique to earth. from that term unique, we can conclude that she thinks it is unlikely aliens have the same tech as us.

Rikuto-Yamada on April 24, 2022

Ok understood thank you