I can’t choose a particular attribute when creating the rule as it’s not displayed in the attributes list

The attribute is disabled for promo rules.

Solution: Enable the attribute for promo rules. To do this please go to: Admin > Catalog > Attributes > Mange Attributes > select attribute > Frontend Properties > set "Use for Promo Rule Conditions" to "Yes".

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