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?
A) Last year, several manatees were mysteriously killed by an unidentified toxin.
B)All manatees swim at depths that make them vulnerable to the blades of motorboat engines.
C) Most tourists are unaware of the ongoing efforts to save the manatee.
D) The population of manatees in the wild has dwindled to fewer than 2,500 animals.
E) Although dozens of manatee deaths are documented each year, many more deaths go unreported.
I chose answer C. The mantee population is dwindling because all the efforts / awareness s not helping. The statement which supports the argument would be, that tourists are not aware of the efforts. Hence I chose statement C. The statement supports the statement that none of the efforts are helping to save Mantee population.
However the Answer is B. This statement is adding a new information, providing an alternate way that mantee population is dwindiling. How does this support the argument?? The answer should provide an extension to the already present argument in the passage.
Can some one please explain??
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument above?
A) Last year, several manatees were mysteriously killed by an unidentified toxin.
B)All manatees swim at depths that make them vulnerable to the blades of motorboat engines.
C) Most tourists are unaware of the ongoing efforts to save the manatee.
D) The population of manatees in the wild has dwindled to fewer than 2,500 animals.
E) Although dozens of manatee deaths are documented each year, many more deaths go unreported.
I chose answer C. The mantee population is dwindling because all the efforts / awareness s not helping. The statement which supports the argument would be, that tourists are not aware of the efforts. Hence I chose statement C. The statement supports the statement that none of the efforts are helping to save Mantee population.
However the Answer is B. This statement is adding a new information, providing an alternate way that mantee population is dwindiling. How does this support the argument?? The answer should provide an extension to the already present argument in the passage.
Can some one please explain??
