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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author’s conclusion rejects the view of biologists who believe that the capacity for flight first developed in marine reptiles. Those biologists, with whom the author disagrees, support their claim with the theory that feathers developed from scales. To support his rejection of these biologists, the author uses the example of bats, which fly and have no scales, and non-marine reptiles that have scales. These examples cast doubt on the view that marine reptiles first developed the capacity for flight.
In the last two sentences of the stimulus, the author actually introduces a completely new argument! The discussion in the last two sentences is not relevant for our understanding of the author’s perspective.
Identify Argument Part
The claim in the question stem supports the author’s rejection of the view that flight first developed in marine reptiles.
Analysis by ZoeLight
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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