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[jsasipriya]

The population of desert tortoises in Targland's Red Desert has declined, partly because
they are captured for sale as pets and partly because people riding all-terrain vehicles
have damaged their habitat. Targland plans to halt this population decline by blocking
the current access routes into the desert and announcing new regulations to allow access
only on foot. Targland's officials predict that these measures will be adequate, since it is
difficult to collect the tortoises without a vehicle.
Which of the following would it be most important to establish in order to evaluate the
officials' prediction?
A. Whether possessing the tortoises as pets remains legally permissible in Targland
B. Whether Targland is able to enforce the regulations with respect to all-terrain
vehicle entry at points other than the current access routes
C. Whether the Red Desert tortoises are most active during the day or at night
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D. Whether people who travel on foot in the Red Desert often encounter the tortoises
E. Whether the Targland authorities held public hearings before restricting entry by
vehicle into the Red Desert

OA B

[uwhusky]

The population of desert tortoises in Targland's Red Desert has declined, partly because they are captured for sale as pets and partly because people riding all-terrain vehicles have damaged their habitat. Targland plans to halt this population decline by blocking the current access routes into the desert and announcing new regulations to allow access only on foot. Targland's officials predict that these measures will be adequate, since it is difficult to collect the tortoises without a vehicle.

Which of the following would it be most important to establish in order to evaluate the officials' prediction?

A. Whether possessing the tortoises as pets remains legally permissible in Targland
B. Whether Targland is able to enforce the regulations with respect to all-terrain vehicle entry at points other than the current access routes
C. Whether the Red Desert tortoises are most active during the day or at night
D. Whether people who travel on foot in the Red Desert often encounter the tortoises
E. Whether the Targland authorities held public hearings before restricting entry by vehicle into the Red Desert

[jsasipriya]

uwhusky,

is your reply incomplete? I didn't understand it.

[uwhusky]

A - it's a minor detail briefly mentioned in the stimulus, and has no bearing on official's prediction.
C - irrelevant to the prediction. There's nothing in the stimulus to directly connect this piece of information.
D - irrelevant as well. Keep asking yourself what the main point of the prediction is.
E - this one should be very easy to eliminate.

B - correct answer.

Let us know what your confusion is, so we may discuss it.

[uwhusky]

uwhusky,

is your reply incomplete? I didn't understand it.

It's impossible to read the stimulus as it was shown. You should put in some effort to make the question readable.

Can you fix your other posts as well?

[selango]

In evaluate the argument question, check the answer options with YES/NO question?The one which both strengthen and weaken the argument is correct answer.

Check with option B.

Whether Targland is able to enforce the regulations with respect to all-terrain vehicle entry at points other than the current access routes

YES

If Targland enforce the regulations for all terrain vechicles, then it will be harder to capture the tortoises and the plan works.This strengthen the argument.

NO

If Targland can't enforce the regulations for all-terrain vehicles, then people still ride vechicles into the desert and capture them.In this case the plan will fail.This weaken the argument.

Hence B