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12 Sep 2025, 00:25
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An anesthetic that is highly effective and has no negative side effects can be produced only from the webs of a spider species that is endangered in the wild. It takes 1,000 webs to make 1 gram of the drug. It follows, therefore, that continued production of the drug must inevitably lead to the species’ extinction.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
A. The anesthetic made from the spiders’ webs is widely distributed.
B. The anesthetic made from the spiders’ webs is expensive to manufacture.
C. Parts from the spiders are used to produce other medications.
D. Each night the spiders spin new webs and abandon the old webs.
E. The spiders live in very inaccessible places
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
A. The anesthetic made from the spiders’ webs is widely distributed.
B. The anesthetic made from the spiders’ webs is expensive to manufacture.
C. Parts from the spiders are used to produce other medications.
D. Each night the spiders spin new webs and abandon the old webs.
E. The spiders live in very inaccessible places
12 Sep 2025, 10:31
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though C also seems a viable opposition to the conclusion but it talks about spiders in general not the spider under extinction.
A,B,E are all out of scope
in my opinion D is the strongest contention to using the spider web may lead to its extinction as indicates that discarded webs can be used for the synthesis of the drug.
A,B,E are all out of scope
in my opinion D is the strongest contention to using the spider web may lead to its extinction as indicates that discarded webs can be used for the synthesis of the drug.
21 Sep 2025, 04:17
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Hi Bunuel,
I understand that D is the most effective weakener.
But cant it be argued that E too weakens the statement. Since the fact that spiders are in inaccessible spaces would imply that the chances of getting caught (spiders) are less likely. Thus, reducing the chances of them getting extinct.
I understand that D is the most effective weakener.
But cant it be argued that E too weakens the statement. Since the fact that spiders are in inaccessible spaces would imply that the chances of getting caught (spiders) are less likely. Thus, reducing the chances of them getting extinct.
Bunuel
