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­Hi KarishmaB, GMAT Ninja!As per the question stem we need to find an option which gives us some other reason (than solely shy and active at night) for bats to be feared and persecuted. Option (E) states thatpeople know more about the behaviour of some greatly feared animals species than they do about the bats. Doesn't it kind of present a reason that "it could be the lesser known behaviour of bats which is why they are feared and persecuted".
Please help me understand better about this option, how is it not undermining the conclusion?
­Hi Maan1997,

Let's start with the task, and then move on to D and E.

1. The question tells us that the conservation group believes bats are feared and persecuted solely because they are shy animals that are active only at night. This is what we need to weaken.

2. Option D is pretty good! It tells us that there are things that share the same attributes but are not generally feared and persecuted.

3. Option E gives us a difference between some greatly feared animal species and bats. So far so good. The problem with E, however, is that it doesn't really tell us that the group is wrong. For example, someone could say "I don't know much about the behavior of bats", and the same person could also say "I know only that they are shy and active only at night". This doesn't hurt the conservation group's conclusion.
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­AjiteshArun, that does help. Thanks for the explanation!
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