Of all the photographs taken of

Answer choices

1. A

   No Distinction17% picked this

   It, unlike the other photographs of John, showed him in the style of dress he and his friends usually wear rather than the formal

   If this photo showed him in casual clothing, which is what he and his friends usually wear, then he would have the same reaction to it that his friends have. They are on equal footing when it comes to seeing him in casual clothing.

   17%
2. B

   Unclear Impact6% picked this

   It was the only photograph taken of John at his wedding for which the photographer

   There's no common sense reason why his friends would react to a flash photo in a way that's different from how John would react to it.

   6%
3. C

   Unclear Impact3% picked this

   It was a black-and-white photograph, whereas the other photographs that showed John were

   There's no common sense reason why his friends would react to a black-and-white photo in a way that's different from how John would react to it.

   3%
4. D

   Correct70% picked this

   It was unique in showing John’s face reflected in a mirror, the photographer having taken the

   Why this is right

   Is there a common sense reason why John's friends would have a different reaction than John would to a picture of John's face in the mirror? Sure. John has seen his face in a mirror a million times. His friends have probably never (or almost never) looked at his face in a mirror. This is also playing off the fact that mirrors reverse the image we see from left-to-right. Say that you're wearing an earring all the time in your left ear only. When you look at yourself in a mirror, the earring is on the left side of the face you're looking at. But when your friends look at you (while you're wearing an earring on your left ear), they are seeing an earring to the right of your face. So in this photo taken of John in the mirror, the earring would be to the left of his face, which looks correct to John (who sees this everyday in the mirror) but would look wrong to his friends, who are used to looking at his actual face and thus see his left earring to the right of his face.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   70%
5. E

   Unclear Impact3% picked this

   It was one of only a few taken at the wedding that showed no

   There's no common sense reason why his friends would react to a solo picture of John in a way that's different from how John would react to it.

   3%