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Complete Question Explanation
Main Point—FIB. The correct answer choice is (B)
The first step in understanding this stimulus is to note what is missing. The stimulus is visually unusual as it includes a blank to be filled in by the correct answer choice. As we read the stimulus, we can notice that the blank is a portion of the conclusion. The argument states that hot spots, which are areas that contain endemic species, are vulnerable to habitat loss. It continues to state that the loss of endemic species account for most modern-day extinctions.
The conclusion of the argument is blank. Even if we were not clear as to what portion of the argument was missing, the question stem clarifies that we are looking the conclusion of the argument. To prephrase the argument, we need to think of what would be reasonable for the conservationists to focus their energy on. Given the importance of hot spots in preserving endemic species, the conclusion should indicate that the environmental groups should focus on these hot spots.
Answer choice (A): While it is a poor strategy to eliminate answer choices solely because they use words like “only,” in this case, the word makes this conclusion stronger than the argument supports. The argument supports the idea that conservation groups should focus on these vulnerable species, but it does not support the conclusion that they should only help those species.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Since protecting the hot spots would allow groups to protect endangered groups by focusing on a single location, the conservation groups should their energy on protecting the hot spots.
Answer choice (C): The argument certainly does not support the idea that all endemic species should be treated equally. If anything, it supports that the groups should focus their efforts on areas where they can get the most value for their effort.
Answer choice (D): No portion of the stimulus suggests that most endemic species are bound to become extinct. Therefore, there would be no reason for the conservation groups to admit defeat.
Answer choice (E): Hot spot is a term that ecologists use, and while conservation groups also use the term, the conservation groups could not change the meaning of the term without ecologists also expanding the meaning.
Main Point—FIB. The correct answer choice is (B)
The first step in understanding this stimulus is to note what is missing. The stimulus is visually unusual as it includes a blank to be filled in by the correct answer choice. As we read the stimulus, we can notice that the blank is a portion of the conclusion. The argument states that hot spots, which are areas that contain endemic species, are vulnerable to habitat loss. It continues to state that the loss of endemic species account for most modern-day extinctions.
The conclusion of the argument is blank. Even if we were not clear as to what portion of the argument was missing, the question stem clarifies that we are looking the conclusion of the argument. To prephrase the argument, we need to think of what would be reasonable for the conservationists to focus their energy on. Given the importance of hot spots in preserving endemic species, the conclusion should indicate that the environmental groups should focus on these hot spots.
Answer choice (A): While it is a poor strategy to eliminate answer choices solely because they use words like “only,” in this case, the word makes this conclusion stronger than the argument supports. The argument supports the idea that conservation groups should focus on these vulnerable species, but it does not support the conclusion that they should only help those species.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Since protecting the hot spots would allow groups to protect endangered groups by focusing on a single location, the conservation groups should their energy on protecting the hot spots.
Answer choice (C): The argument certainly does not support the idea that all endemic species should be treated equally. If anything, it supports that the groups should focus their efforts on areas where they can get the most value for their effort.
Answer choice (D): No portion of the stimulus suggests that most endemic species are bound to become extinct. Therefore, there would be no reason for the conservation groups to admit defeat.
Answer choice (E): Hot spot is a term that ecologists use, and while conservation groups also use the term, the conservation groups could not change the meaning of the term without ecologists also expanding the meaning.