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by vivek1110 » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:17 am
I'm inclined to think it's E.

the argument states, higher pollution --> tougher it is for the mammal to fight off viral disease

E states that more mammals had viral infection in the baltic sea, therefore, it is more polluted than the water off the scottish coast.
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by thephoenix » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:32 am
vivek1110 wrote:I'm inclined to think it's E.

the argument states, higher pollution --> tougher it is for the mammal to fight off viral disease

E states that more mammals had viral infection in the baltic sea, therefore, it is more polluted than the water off the scottish coast.
u nailed it man
its E only although i too got it correct but i was somewhere inclined towards D
cud u give your reason for eliminating A,B,C and D
OA is E
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by kevincanspain » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:41 am
D weakens the argument, as it leaves open the possibility that the type of pollutant was responsible for the differing rates
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by student22 » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:35 am
thephoenix wrote:
vivek1110 wrote:I'm inclined to think it's E.

the argument states, higher pollution --> tougher it is for the mammal to fight off viral disease

E states that more mammals had viral infection in the baltic sea, therefore, it is more polluted than the water off the scottish coast.
u nailed it man
its E only although i too got it correct but i was somewhere inclined towards D
cud u give your reason for eliminating A,B,C and D
OA is E
The problem with D is that it talks about pollution in Scotland. But, it was never mentioned in the passage whether Scotland had any pollution.
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by reply2spg » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:04 pm
D is not correct. there is a possibility that D weakens the passage. Our scope is seals died because of the pollutants and not because of what kind of pollutants. There is a possibility that whatever type of pollutants available in scottish sea may not be the cause of seal death. Thererfore, D is not correct. E is a correct option
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