MANATEE

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MANATEE

by vaibhav.iit2002 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:22 am
The West Indian manatee, a distant relative of the elephant, returned to the sea some 50 million years ago. These thousand-pound herbivores inhabit the warm coastal waters where Americans like to play. Despite conservation efforts, criminal penalties for harming these creatures, and an overabundance of SAVE THE MANATEE! bumper stickers, none of these animals can be considered safe.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument above?

Last year, several manatees were mysteriously killed by an unidentified toxin.
All manatees swim at depths that make them vulnerable to the blades of motorboat engines.
Most tourists are unaware of the ongoing efforts to save the manatee.
The population of manatees in the wild has dwindled to fewer than 2,500 animals.
Although dozens of manatee deaths are documented each year, many more deaths go unreported.
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by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:37 pm
none of these animals can be considered safe.
We need something which states that these animals cause trouble. B does that.

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by delhiboy1979 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:10 pm
Can we have a detailed explanation on all the options please. Looks like they all support the argument in one way or the other. Good question though.

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by takegmat2010 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:42 pm
Closest answers are B and C, but I would pick B since there is nothing related to tourists in the original argument...

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Re: MANATEE

by gmatmachoman » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:52 am
vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:The West Indian manatee, a distant relative of the elephant, returned to the sea some 50 million years ago. These thousand-pound herbivores inhabit the warm coastal waters where Americans like to play. Despite conservation efforts, criminal penalties for harming these creatures, and an overabundance of SAVE THE MANATEE! bumper stickers, none of these animals can be considered safe.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument above?

Last year, several manatees were mysteriously killed by an unidentified toxin.
All manatees swim at depths that make them vulnerable to the blades of motorboat engines.
Most tourists are unaware of the ongoing efforts to save the manatee.
The population of manatees in the wild has dwindled to fewer than 2,500 animals.
Although dozens of manatee deaths are documented each year, many more deaths go unreported.

IMO B...

Plz do post the OA

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B

by brick2009 » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:32 pm
To strengthen the argument:
Despite A, B and C, there is another reason why these animals are not considered to be safe..

B: Gives that additional reason, that strengthens the conclusion..

focus on the conclusion, you will see all other choices are Out of scope or irrelevant.