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#100730
Complete Question Explanation
Weaken. The correct answer choice is (C).
In this stimulus, the author is using the premise that domesticated animals were created by breeding only tame members of that species. The author uses an example of breeding tame wolves to form the species of dog. And then from that premise and example, the author concludes that all animals can be bred for domesticity.
There is a problem with this conclusion. The author is assuming that there are tame members in every species. But we don't know that this is the case. If there isn't a tame member of a species then we can't breed that trait using the same methods used when breeding wolves and as such, we can't domesticate that species. This is a weakness in the argument.
The question stem indicates that this is a weaken question. The task is to select the answer choice that hurts the author's argument. Our prephrase is that some species don't have tame members.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is a classic shell game. All the correct words are being used but in the incorrect order. Our stimulus was concerned with turning wild animals into domestic ones. This AC is concerned with turning domestic animals into wild ones. This is irrelevant.
Answer choice (B): While wild members may mate more frequently than tame members this AC is irrelevant. The stimulus is discussing humans making the breeding decisions for the species and as such how the animals choose to mate does not have impact on the argument.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. because it introduces the idea that some species don't have tame members and as such there aren't members that can be bred into domesticity using the methods the author is attempting to utilize.
Answer choice (D): While tame members might be less fertile than wild members, they may still be bred by humans to achieve more tame members of the species and as such this answer choice does not weaken the argument.
Answer choice (E): This is comparing levels of tameness which is not an issue we're concerned with.
Weaken. The correct answer choice is (C).
In this stimulus, the author is using the premise that domesticated animals were created by breeding only tame members of that species. The author uses an example of breeding tame wolves to form the species of dog. And then from that premise and example, the author concludes that all animals can be bred for domesticity.
There is a problem with this conclusion. The author is assuming that there are tame members in every species. But we don't know that this is the case. If there isn't a tame member of a species then we can't breed that trait using the same methods used when breeding wolves and as such, we can't domesticate that species. This is a weakness in the argument.
The question stem indicates that this is a weaken question. The task is to select the answer choice that hurts the author's argument. Our prephrase is that some species don't have tame members.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is a classic shell game. All the correct words are being used but in the incorrect order. Our stimulus was concerned with turning wild animals into domestic ones. This AC is concerned with turning domestic animals into wild ones. This is irrelevant.
Answer choice (B): While wild members may mate more frequently than tame members this AC is irrelevant. The stimulus is discussing humans making the breeding decisions for the species and as such how the animals choose to mate does not have impact on the argument.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. because it introduces the idea that some species don't have tame members and as such there aren't members that can be bred into domesticity using the methods the author is attempting to utilize.
Answer choice (D): While tame members might be less fertile than wild members, they may still be bred by humans to achieve more tame members of the species and as such this answer choice does not weaken the argument.
Answer choice (E): This is comparing levels of tameness which is not an issue we're concerned with.
breeding individuals of a species that are sufficiently tame