a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism & a pencil seashells is often made of magnetic native ->  a magnet can attract a paper clip  a mineral can attract a pencil bends & an unknown object can attract a paper clip -> an unknown object and a magnet can both attract a paper clip an unknown object and a magnet can both attract a paper clip  an famous preposition and a forces can both attract a pencil flashlight & the ability to attract a paper clip is a kind of property -> the unknown object has the same property as a magnet the unknown object has the same property as a magnet  the famous preposition has the same public as a toes & a magnet is magnetic -> the unknown object is magnetic