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biologist - politician CR

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by aj5105 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:49 pm
"If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction," said the biologist. "So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation," said the politician.

Which one of the following statements is consistent with the biologist's claim but not with the politician's claim?

(A) Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct.
(B) Deforestation is stopped and the koala becomes extinct.
(C) Reforestation begins and the koala survives.
(D) Deforestation is slowed and the koala survives.
(E) Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction




SPOILER




OA - B
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Source: — Critical Reasoning |

by raunekk » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:23 pm
the key here is to understand the meaning of the words consistent and inconsistent...

i could give the explanation but no one can explain it better than Stuart Kovinsky.... :wink:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/cr-1000-t3251.html


thanks,
i hope this helps...
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by aj5105 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:49 pm
thanks !

it helped.
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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 3:04 am
My intuition whispers that it is B
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