im used to eliminating answer choices that include information that have nothing to do with the question stem. would A be in that category because no where did it mention anything about the two weeks prior in the stim. we are only talking about banning the poll in the single week prior

if we remove the sub conclusion (3. Fluffers is adorable). is the conclusion still supported and strong? if yes then is this the case with every complex argument that you can remove the sub conclusion and it would still make sense?