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Hi lounalola,
I wouldn't eliminate Answer B for that reason. While causal reasoning isn't explicitly mentioned in the stimulus, it seems to be implied. The argument attempts to answer why beads have been used for currency for centuries. In providing an explanation for why this happened (the fact that beads were first used as objects of adornment), the argument is suggesting that this fact (the beads perceived "value" as objects of adornment) was at least partly responsible for (causing) the beads to be used as currency.
Many causal arguments in logical reasoning take the form of explaining why something (such as a phenomenon or puzzling fact) happened. Often the causal reasoning in these arguments is implied rather than stated outright.
As Dave discussed in his earlier post, the main problem with Answer B has to do with the idea of "causing the secondary use of one to be transferred to the other."
I wouldn't eliminate Answer B for that reason. While causal reasoning isn't explicitly mentioned in the stimulus, it seems to be implied. The argument attempts to answer why beads have been used for currency for centuries. In providing an explanation for why this happened (the fact that beads were first used as objects of adornment), the argument is suggesting that this fact (the beads perceived "value" as objects of adornment) was at least partly responsible for (causing) the beads to be used as currency.
Many causal arguments in logical reasoning take the form of explaining why something (such as a phenomenon or puzzling fact) happened. Often the causal reasoning in these arguments is implied rather than stated outright.
As Dave discussed in his earlier post, the main problem with Answer B has to do with the idea of "causing the secondary use of one to be transferred to the other."