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Chemist: Most snowflakes are produced in groups of thousands, though each snowflake retains a unique and individual structure. Each snowflake has different contours and facets and cannot be tied back to the group from which they originated. Therefore, it is impossible to identify where a snowflake came from if it travels a great distance.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
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Chemist: Most snowflakes are produced in groups of thousands, though each snowflake retains a unique and individual structure. Each snowflake has different contours and facets and cannot be tied back to the group from which they originated. Therefore, it is impossible to identify where a snowflake came from if it travels a great distance.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
answer should be b ) as if snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions it will not be possbile to identify which one is from which group than they fall apart at a greater distance
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
answer should be b ) as if snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions it will not be possbile to identify which one is from which group than they fall apart at a greater distance
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Chemist: Most snowflakes are produced in groups of thousands, though each snowflake retains a unique and individual structure. Each snowflake has different contours and facets and cannot be tied back to the group from which they originated. Therefore, it is impossible to identify where a snowflake came from if it travels a great distance.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
Question Type: Strengthen
Boil It Down: Each snowflake is unique, and their specific design has nothing to do with where they are originally created. Therefore, we can’t tell where snowflakes are formed based on their designs.
Goal: Find the option that best strengthens this chemist’s argument.
Analysis:
We have a pretty solid argument here already:
Evidence 1: Each snowflake is unique in its design.
Evidence 2: Snowflake design has nothing to do with where they were formed originally.
Evidence 3: *This is what you’re being asked to find!*
Conclusion: It’s impossible to tell where snowflakes originally come from, especially if they travel a great distance before we find them.
Which option would best help further strengthen this conclusion? Let’s take a closer look at each option:
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
A is incorrect because it implies that some snowflakes have matches.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
B is incorrect because snowflakes do not have identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
C is incorrect because there is no inherent structural trace in a snowflake.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
D is correct because it supports the chemist’s position that all snowflakes are different and that it is impossible to identify where a snowflake originated from.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
E is incorrect because the passage indicates that scientists cannot approximate a snowflake’s origin.
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Chemist: Most snowflakes are produced in groups of thousands, though each snowflake retains a unique and individual structure. Each snowflake has different contours and facets and cannot be tied back to the group from which they originated. Therefore, it is impossible to identify where a snowflake came from if it travels a great distance.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the chemist’s argument?
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
Question Type: Strengthen
Boil It Down: Each snowflake is unique, and their specific design has nothing to do with where they are originally created. Therefore, we can’t tell where snowflakes are formed based on their designs.
Goal: Find the option that best strengthens this chemist’s argument.
Analysis:
We have a pretty solid argument here already:
Evidence 1: Each snowflake is unique in its design.
Evidence 2: Snowflake design has nothing to do with where they were formed originally.
Evidence 3: *This is what you’re being asked to find!*
Conclusion: It’s impossible to tell where snowflakes originally come from, especially if they travel a great distance before we find them.
Which option would best help further strengthen this conclusion? Let’s take a closer look at each option:
A. In some groups of snowflakes, not every snowflake is different.
A is incorrect because it implies that some snowflakes have matches.
B. Snowflakes have drastically different chemical compositions but identical structures.
B is incorrect because snowflakes do not have identical structures.
C. Whenever a snowflake forms, it inherits a structural trace from the group it originates from.
C is incorrect because there is no inherent structural trace in a snowflake.
D. Many snowflakes in different parts of the country have unique physical structures.
D is correct because it supports the chemist’s position that all snowflakes are different and that it is impossible to identify where a snowflake originated from.
E. Chemists can approximate where a snowflake is from based on its chemical composition.
E is incorrect because the passage indicates that scientists cannot approximate a snowflake’s origin.
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