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Complete Question Explanation
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (D)
Lydia argues that fishing companies should pay for vets for injured birds caused by the fishing companies’ nets. Jonathan makes no judgment about the fishing companies’ involvement but disagrees with helping the birds at all because he claims it is inhumane.
Answer choice (A): Jonathan does not personally attack Lydia and he does give an argument against her proposal – that of the inhumane nature of treatment.
Answer choice (B): Jonathan never questions Lydia’s motives in the stimulus.
Answer choice (C): This is too sweeping. Jonathan discourages interference with injured birds but mentions nothing about general interference in other types of cases.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. Jonathan attempts to discredit Lydia’s entire proposal by focusing only on the “most seriously injured” birds. He makes no mention of the effect her proposal would have on some of the less injured birds.
Answer choice (E): Jonathan does not mention Lydia’s feelings about the birds at all. He doesn’t evade, he directly attacks.
Method of Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (D)
Lydia argues that fishing companies should pay for vets for injured birds caused by the fishing companies’ nets. Jonathan makes no judgment about the fishing companies’ involvement but disagrees with helping the birds at all because he claims it is inhumane.
Answer choice (A): Jonathan does not personally attack Lydia and he does give an argument against her proposal – that of the inhumane nature of treatment.
Answer choice (B): Jonathan never questions Lydia’s motives in the stimulus.
Answer choice (C): This is too sweeping. Jonathan discourages interference with injured birds but mentions nothing about general interference in other types of cases.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. Jonathan attempts to discredit Lydia’s entire proposal by focusing only on the “most seriously injured” birds. He makes no mention of the effect her proposal would have on some of the less injured birds.
Answer choice (E): Jonathan does not mention Lydia’s feelings about the birds at all. He doesn’t evade, he directly attacks.