Some anthropologists study modern-day societies of foragers in an effort to learn about our ancient ancestors who were also foragers. A flaw in this strategy is that forager societies are extremely varied. Indeed, any forager society with which anthropologists are familiar has had considerable contact with modern , non-forager societies.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the criticism made above of the anthropologists strategy?
1. All forager societies throughout history have had a number of important features in common that are absent from other types of societies
2.Most ancient forager societies either dissolved or made a transition to another way of life
3.All anthropologists study one kind or another of modern-day societies
4.Many anthropologists who study modern day forager societies do not draw inferences about ancient societies on the basis of their studies.
5.Even those modern-day forager societies that have not had significant contact with modern societies are importantly different from ancient forager societies
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Is it 4?danjuma wrote:Some anthropologists study modern-day societies of foragers in an effort to learn about our ancient ancestors who were also foragers. A flaw in this strategy is that forager societies are extremely varied. Indeed, any forager society with which anthropologists are familiar has had considerable contact with modern , non-forager societies.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the criticism made above of the anthropologists strategy?
1. All forager societies throughout history have had a number of important features in common that are absent from other types of societies
2.Most ancient forager societies either dissolved or made a transition to another way of life
3.All anthropologists study one kind or another of modern-day societies
4.Many anthropologists who study modern day forager societies do not draw inferences about ancient societies on the basis of their studies.
5.Even those modern-day forager societies that have not had significant contact with modern societies are importantly different from ancient forager societies
Only this option makes the variance among societies non useful to basis of criticism mentioned in the passage.
Whats OA?
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the answer choice 4 is not relevant. answer is Ashovan85 wrote:Is it 4?danjuma wrote:Some anthropologists study modern-day societies of foragers in an effort to learn about our ancient ancestors who were also foragers. A flaw in this strategy is that forager societies are extremely varied. Indeed, any forager society with which anthropologists are familiar has had considerable contact with modern , non-forager societies.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the criticism made above of the anthropologists strategy?
1. All forager societies throughout history have had a number of important features in common that are absent from other types of societies
2.Most ancient forager societies either dissolved or made a transition to another way of life
3.All anthropologists study one kind or another of modern-day societies
4.Many anthropologists who study modern day forager societies do not draw inferences about ancient societies on the basis of their studies.
5.Even those modern-day forager societies that have not had significant contact with modern societies are importantly different from ancient forager societies
Only this option makes the variance among societies non useful to basis of criticism mentioned in the passage.
Whats OA?
CR says study about morden forager to learn something from ancient forage society is wrong cos each society is different...
A says its not different at all, they had a number of feature in common
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Agreed It should be A. I might be sleepingdiebeatsthegmat wrote:the answer choice 4 is not relevant. answer is Ashovan85 wrote:Is it 4?danjuma wrote:Some anthropologists study modern-day societies of foragers in an effort to learn about our ancient ancestors who were also foragers. A flaw in this strategy is that forager societies are extremely varied. Indeed, any forager society with which anthropologists are familiar has had considerable contact with modern , non-forager societies.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the criticism made above of the anthropologists strategy?
1. All forager societies throughout history have had a number of important features in common that are absent from other types of societies
2.Most ancient forager societies either dissolved or made a transition to another way of life
3.All anthropologists study one kind or another of modern-day societies
4.Many anthropologists who study modern day forager societies do not draw inferences about ancient societies on the basis of their studies.
5.Even those modern-day forager societies that have not had significant contact with modern societies are importantly different from ancient forager societies
Only this option makes the variance among societies non useful to basis of criticism mentioned in the passage.
Whats OA?
CR says study about morden forager to learn something from ancient forage society is wrong cos each society is different...
A says its not different at all, they had a number of feature in common
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5 strengthens the CRbubbliiiiiiii wrote:Agreed that 4 is out of context!
But can someone explain why is it not 5?
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