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The columnist concludes that if there are any species that we want to preserve, then we should try to preserve as many species as possible. This is because losing a species, even if it’s one we don’t care about, could possibly put other ones at risk.

The support establishes that there’s some possibility that the loss of a species could jeopardize the ones we care about, but doesn’t establish why this possibility requires us to try and prevent the loss of as many species as possible.

The argument assumes we should prevent as much loss as possible if there’s any risk that not doing so would endanger something we care about.

The conclusion is conditional, meaning that it states that we should maximize species preservation if it’s in our interest to preserve any species. (A) still doesn’t tell us why we need to attempt to preserve as many species as possible.

Leads to the wrong conclusion. This would justify us taking no action at all, but the conclusion we need to support is that action should be taken to preserve species.

Wrong trigger. We don’t know how many species are necessary for human flourishing. Instead, the support establishes that the loss of some species could put others at risk.

The support establishes that a change—the loss of a species—could jeopardize something important to us—the species we may have an interest in preserving. (D) tells us that we should therefore try not to allow a change to occur—a loss in any species at all.

Wrong trigger. The support does not establish that preserving the maximum number of species yields the best consequences in the near future.

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