PT146.S3.Q17 > Explanation

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The claim in the question stem is a subsidiary conclusion because it receives support from the observation that the icy surface seems to have buckled, and it goes on to support the argument’s main conclusion that there may be life on Europa.

The overall conclusion of the argument is that there may be life on Europa, not that there is a warm sea beneath Europa’s icy surface.

The argument does not discuss a theory that it disputes. The argument just works to support the claim that there may be life on Europa.

It is not the only consideration used to support the main conclusion; there is additional evidence offered (for example, that such warm seas are thought to be a primary factor in the development of life).

The claim in the question stem is the subsidiary conclusion, it is not used to support the subsidiary conclusion.

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