#6 - Anthropologist: During the last ice age, nomadic communities

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

Method-Argument Part. The correct answer choice is (E).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[Catallus]

I got (E) by process of elimination, but I was a bit troubled by it. The statement "ice-age nomads are commonly portrayed as primarily big-game hunters" is, as far as I can tell, not refuted by the author. The author does not present evidence regarding the relative frequency of this particular portrayal of ice-age nomads—e.g., by saying that "actually, most portrayals feature ice-age nomads hunting small game." What the author is refuting is the claim that ice-age nomads were, in fact, big-game hunters, which is different from the claim about how ice-age nomads are commonly portrayed. In light of this, how is (E) correct? Thank you in advance!

[Dana D]

Catallus,

I think you're splitting hairs a bit here; the author introduces a claim, which is that ice-age hunters are primarily portrayed as big game hunters, and then attempts to refute the fact that this is an accurate portrayal by explaining that they more than likely had to rely mostly on small game and plants.

Hope that helps!