PT91.S2.Q5 - Domesticated animals - Logical Reasoning?

Confidence150Confidence150 Alum Member
edited October 2021 in Logical Reasoning 1417 karma

Can someone explain to me why answer choice C is correct and answer A is incorrect for PT 91 LR Question 5.
Thank you for your time.

Admin Note: Edited title. Please use the format: "PT#.S#.Q# - brief description of the question"

Comments

  • cwlawlawcwlawlaw Member
    edited October 2021 29 karma

    A is irrelevant. The argument is concerned with breeding wild species to become domesticated species. A talks about breeding domesticated species to become wild species. You'd have to make very large, unjustified assumptions to connect these two.

    C weakens the argument because it provides evidence that casts doubt on the possibility of the conclusion. The argument states that all animals can be bred for domesticity by selectively breeding animals with tame traits. Answer choice C says that certain animal species do not display tameness. The implication is that we cannot breed for domesticity by selecting for tame traits in certain animal species because those traits don't exist in the first place. Thus, this conflicts directly with the argument's conclusion that all animals can be bred for domesticity by selecting for tame traits.

  • Confidence150Confidence150 Alum Member
    1417 karma

    Thank you so much @cwlawlaw

Sign In or Register to comment.