So it came down to (B) and (D) for me after reading passage B, and yeah, "theory" in (D) is what should've tipped the scale here. I think I got half way through the questions during the second phase on this passage last night. I started from scratch today. I'm pretty sure I got at (B) last night and (D) tonight—I was definitely being more attentive last night lol.
You probably already know this, but I'll clarify for the sake of others and to help solidify the reasoning for myself. It's generally simple I think. Although, I understand others have trouble with this question. There are plenty of times when I am stumped by something that is clear to many others.
The reason it is not D is because Author B does not show any indication of being skeptical towards evolutionary theory at all. Author B could very well be an evolutionary theorist but simply disagrees with the way that evolutionary psychologists attempt to answer the question of evolution. This is similar to how there were different groups of scientists disagreeing about the explanation of facts of the LHB (Late Heavy Bombardment) in that earlier question we went over. Just like they all agreed that there was an LHB period, author A and author B here could both agree that evolutionary theory as a whole is the correct answer to why certain behaviors or aspects of species have come to be.
Author B being negative towards one school of evolutionary theory does not mean they are being negative towards evolutionary theory as a whole at all. Just because the LHB scientists did not agree with each other about their theories on the LHB does not mean that they were at all critical of the existence of LHB as a whole.
Bonus: B is the correct answer choice because it's simply plainly true. Author A is an advocate for evolutionary psychology. Author B disagrees with that school of thought. Now that D is clearly not the right answer, that only leaves our choice of B being the correct answer choice to choose.
Kevin could have said this already. Sorry. I haven't listened to the video yet.
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I missed the "theory" in D.
So it came down to (B) and (D) for me after reading passage B, and yeah, "theory" in (D) is what should've tipped the scale here. I think I got half way through the questions during the second phase on this passage last night. I started from scratch today. I'm pretty sure I got at (B) last night and (D) tonight—I was definitely being more attentive last night lol.
i was so confident with D
You probably already know this, but I'll clarify for the sake of others and to help solidify the reasoning for myself. It's generally simple I think. Although, I understand others have trouble with this question. There are plenty of times when I am stumped by something that is clear to many others.
The reason it is not D is because Author B does not show any indication of being skeptical towards evolutionary theory at all. Author B could very well be an evolutionary theorist but simply disagrees with the way that evolutionary psychologists attempt to answer the question of evolution. This is similar to how there were different groups of scientists disagreeing about the explanation of facts of the LHB (Late Heavy Bombardment) in that earlier question we went over. Just like they all agreed that there was an LHB period, author A and author B here could both agree that evolutionary theory as a whole is the correct answer to why certain behaviors or aspects of species have come to be.
Author B being negative towards one school of evolutionary theory does not mean they are being negative towards evolutionary theory as a whole at all. Just because the LHB scientists did not agree with each other about their theories on the LHB does not mean that they were at all critical of the existence of LHB as a whole.
Bonus: B is the correct answer choice because it's simply plainly true. Author A is an advocate for evolutionary psychology. Author B disagrees with that school of thought. Now that D is clearly not the right answer, that only leaves our choice of B being the correct answer choice to choose.
Kevin could have said this already. Sorry. I haven't listened to the video yet.