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Complete Question Explanation
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (E)
To answer Method of Reasoning questions quickly and efficiently, it is important to have firm grasp of the structure of the argument and not just its details. When examining the answer choices, rule out any answer choice that contains elements that you cannot “match” to the information contained in the stimulus.
The structure of the argument can be summarized as follows:
Answer choice (A): The factors other than the policy itself (i.e. the bats) certainly cannot account for the results attributed to that policy: the quarantine is not intended to spread rabies but to contain it. This answer choice is illogical and incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The objection to the policy in question (i.e. the bats flying from Europe) is most definitely relevant to the particular situation the policy was designed to address (i.e. the spread of rabies in Britain), since the bats will likely defeat the purpose of the policy. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): The reason why the policy is likely to fail is not because the officials charged with enforcing it somehow fail to perform their duties. There is no reason to believe anyone can stop bats from flying into Britain. The stimulus offers no support for such a supposition.
Answer choice (D): The universal adoption of the policy (or lack thereof) is not the problem that the policy fails to address. Even if every other country adopted the strict policy of quarantine of imported domesticated animals, bats can still fly into Britain from continental Europe.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer chioce. See discussion above.
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (E)
To answer Method of Reasoning questions quickly and efficiently, it is important to have firm grasp of the structure of the argument and not just its details. When examining the answer choices, rule out any answer choice that contains elements that you cannot “match” to the information contained in the stimulus.
The structure of the argument can be summarized as follows:
- Premise (1):
Bats are susceptible to rabies;
Premise (2): Bats fly into Britain from continental Europe;
Premise (3): Bats cannot be quarantined;
Sub Concl.: The quarantine policy cannot control rabies spread by wild bats;
Conclusion: The strict quarantine policy, designed to prevent widespread outbreak of rabies, cannot succeed indefinitely in preventing such outbreaks.
Answer choice (A): The factors other than the policy itself (i.e. the bats) certainly cannot account for the results attributed to that policy: the quarantine is not intended to spread rabies but to contain it. This answer choice is illogical and incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The objection to the policy in question (i.e. the bats flying from Europe) is most definitely relevant to the particular situation the policy was designed to address (i.e. the spread of rabies in Britain), since the bats will likely defeat the purpose of the policy. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): The reason why the policy is likely to fail is not because the officials charged with enforcing it somehow fail to perform their duties. There is no reason to believe anyone can stop bats from flying into Britain. The stimulus offers no support for such a supposition.
Answer choice (D): The universal adoption of the policy (or lack thereof) is not the problem that the policy fails to address. Even if every other country adopted the strict policy of quarantine of imported domesticated animals, bats can still fly into Britain from continental Europe.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer chioce. See discussion above.
