Critical Reasoning

Cowonga lion cubs in the wild often engage in aggressive and even violent play with their siblings. This activity is apparently instigated by the parent lion. Cowonga lion cubs born in captivity, however, rarely engage in aggressive play. Zoologists have concluded that this form of play teaches the young lions the aggressive skills neccessary for successful hunting in the wild, and that such play is not instigated in captivity because the development of hunging skills is unecessary there.

The zoologist's conclusion would be most strengthend by demonstrating that.

A) Cowonga lions raised in captivity are unable to hunt successfully in the wild.

B)The skills developed from agressive play are simliar to those used for hunting in the wild.

C) The young of other types of predatory animals also engage in agressive play

D) Parent lions that were raised in captivity do not instigate this play in their young

E) None of the Cowonga lions raised in the wild is incapable of hunting successfully

Please help!

IMO B

What's the OA?? if its correct i will explain how.

Why not D

gmat25 wrote:IMO B

What's the OA?? if its correct i will explain how.

QA is A.. I choose E.

The form of teaching is required for successful hunting in the wild.This is the basis for the conclusion in the argument.

Hence, A and B are the closest here as negating either crashes the conclusion.

@Ron

A says Cowonga lions raised in captivity are unable to hunt successfully in the wild.

Cowonga lion cubs born in captivity, however, rarely engage in aggressive play..
The word rarely means those born in captivity "sometime" engage in aggressive play. Aggressive play = ability to hunt in wild.

How can it be strengthener..?

Argument says such play is not instigated in captivity because the development of hunting skills is unecessary there.

None of the Cowonga lions raised in the wild is incapable of hunting successfully. If it is true wont it be a strengthening..

Sumit