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The author hypothesizes that maté probably originated in Paraguay. This hypothesis is based on the observations that more varieties of maté are found in Paraguay than are found in any other country, and that maté is used more widely in Paraguay than in any other country.

The author assumes that how many varieties of a drink there are and how widely used that drink is in a particular country are truly indicators of that drink originating in that country. The author also assumes that there isn’t compelling evidence that maté originated elsewhere (in other words, that would suggest an alternative hypothesis).

This is irrelevant, because whether or not maté has been in use in Paraguay for a long time isn’t the same question as whether or not maté originated in Paraguay. This doesn’t help us with maté’s origin.

This doesn’t strengthen because when maté became popular still doesn’t indicate anything about its origins. If we assume that the migration mentioned is related to maté’s popularity, this could even weaken by suggesting that maté was imported to Paraguay.

This is totally irrelevant. What Paraguayans think about where the best maté can be found has no bearing on where maté originated.

This doesn’t tell us anything specific to Paraguay, so doesn’t help us decide whether maté really did likely originate in Paraguay, or whether it originated in another South American country.

This strengthens by affirming the author’s assumption that the wider use of maté in Paraguay than in any other country suggests that maté has a longer history in Paraguay than elsewhere. That would definitely support the hypothesis that maté originated in Paraguay.

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