PT 63/ LR 7/ (C)

universeme

PT 63/ LR 7/ (C)

I fully understand why (B) is an answer, but I think (C) is also plausible.
The argument is talking about 'symptom' and (A), (B), (D) and (E) are about 'symptom'.
(C) is about 'host animal' not 'symptom'. Isn't it flawed?

producer4

Don't let "symptom" steer you away from considering cause. By acknowledging that B is the correct answer, that means C must weaken. How? If the host animals that would have given ebola to the people weren't there, how could ebola be the cause of the epidemic? It weakens the argument if the animals weren't in the area. B does not weaken because it doesn't matter if some people with Ebola don't have hiccups; lack of hiccups doesn't necessarily mean they don't have ebola.