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Intro Topic · Purple loosestrife

Aggressive, invasive plant

Negative Impact · Disastrous for native vegetation and animals

Up to 50 percent of wetland biomass displaced; degradation of breeding habitats

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Spread · Disturbed habitats most at risk

Purple loosestrife is spreading!

Control · Digging; glyphosate

Some success in slowing purple loosestrife. Note to self for next paragraph: Consequence: Need solution: Current solution (early detection and local eradication) seems insufficient for author?

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Other People's Position · War on purple loosestrife is to protect nature

I think the author's setting up this argument to take it down. This is more or less a summary of Passage A's position.

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Author's View · The war on purple loosestrife is about controlling nature

What's actually being threatened? Not much it seems. So the author argues that the war on purple loosestrife is about controlling nature.

Author's View · Economics is the real motivation for the war on purple loosestrife

Because purple loosestrife threatens revenues that depend on wetland resource like hunting, trapping, and recreation.

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The correct answer will be something each passage supports concerning purple loosestrife. If you’re using the Split Approach, eliminate answers that aren’t supported by Passage A. Then come back after Passage A and eliminate remaining answers that aren’t supported by Passage B.

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Supported by Passage A and Passage B. Passage B doesn’t think the impact of loosestrife is as significant as Passage A does, but Passage B still acknowledges that some wildlife is harmed by loosestrife.

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Passage B doesn’t support any claims about a “disastrous” effect on wetland vegetation caused by loosestrife.

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Passage A suggests some herbicides can be successful in controlling loosestrife. Passage B doesn’t mention herbicides.

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Passage B doesn’t support the idea that introducing loosestrife to North America was an ecological mistake. Passage B doesn’t view the impact of loosestrife on the environment as significant.

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Neither passage comments on what happens when loosestrife is removed from an area.

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