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25 Mar 2014, 21:16
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Forty miles to the west of Tucson, a developer attempted to develop an "oasis" glade in the Sonoran Desert. He created a glade that, the developer claims, is as lush and plant-filled as the ambient 35° C temperatures allow. In particular, the developer planted several native fruit-bearing plants, such as prickly-pear cactus. Once the glade was established, a number of desert birds and mammals would regularly inhabit the glade, often eating most of the fruit that falls from the plants.
The considerations given best serve as part of an argument that:
A. the presence of the desert animals in the glade do not serve as evidence against the claim of the developer.
B. most of these desert animals in the glade would have perished if the glade had not been created in that location.
C. a glade populated exclusively with non-fruit bearing plants would attract significantly fewer desert animals
D. enclosing the fruit –bearing plants in wire cages to prevent consumption by desert animals would allow for fruit sales to cover the cost of the glade's development.
E. the shade from all the plants in the glade measurably reduces the ambient temperature within the glade
The considerations given best serve as part of an argument that:
A. the presence of the desert animals in the glade do not serve as evidence against the claim of the developer.
B. most of these desert animals in the glade would have perished if the glade had not been created in that location.
C. a glade populated exclusively with non-fruit bearing plants would attract significantly fewer desert animals
D. enclosing the fruit –bearing plants in wire cages to prevent consumption by desert animals would allow for fruit sales to cover the cost of the glade's development.
E. the shade from all the plants in the glade measurably reduces the ambient temperature within the glade
07 Apr 2016, 05:12
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And the most convoluted answer choice wins 
To start with, i did not have any idea whatsoever, about what the question stem meant. It was only the tag that told me it was asking for 'Inference'. Could someone please decipher the question stem and explain how can one infer that it's referring to inference!
Here's my analysis:
A. the presence of the desert animals in the glade do not serve as evidence against the claim of the developer.
Claim of the developer: "The glad is as lush and plant-filled as the ambient 35° C temperatures allow"
Evidence: Presence of desert animals.
Clearly, the presence of desert animals does not go against the claim made by the developer. Moreover, the glad has got several native fruit-bearing plants, naturally, desert animals are gonna be there. Therefore, if at all this evidence does anything, it supports the claim, forget about going against it.
B. most of these desert animals in the glade would have perished if the glade had not been created in that location.
This is a biiig leap of faith. We dont have any evidence that proves this. In fact, we are sure that the animals were 'alive' before the glad, so they should be just better off without it too.
C. a glade populated exclusively with non-fruit bearing plants would attract significantly fewer desert animals
This one is tricky! The argument says "...a number of... , often eating most of the fruit that falls from the plants.".
This tells us that there were at least some animals that eat fruits. The only problem I see with C is the extreme degree 'significantly fewer'. This cant be warranted.
This choice would have been correct if it said something like '...would not attract at least a few desert animals'
D. enclosing the fruit –bearing plants in wire cages to prevent consumption by desert animals would allow for fruit sales to cover the cost of the glade's development.
What sales!! Why would we care about money if the developer himself didnt. Completely irrelevant.
E. the shade from all the plants in the glade measurably reduces the ambient temperature within the glade
It could be true but we dont know. Even if we knew that yes the temperature did reduce, was it measurable? Dunno
To start with, i did not have any idea whatsoever, about what the question stem meant. It was only the tag that told me it was asking for 'Inference'. Could someone please decipher the question stem and explain how can one infer that it's referring to inference!
Here's my analysis:
A. the presence of the desert animals in the glade do not serve as evidence against the claim of the developer.
Claim of the developer: "The glad is as lush and plant-filled as the ambient 35° C temperatures allow"
Evidence: Presence of desert animals.
Clearly, the presence of desert animals does not go against the claim made by the developer. Moreover, the glad has got several native fruit-bearing plants, naturally, desert animals are gonna be there. Therefore, if at all this evidence does anything, it supports the claim, forget about going against it.
B. most of these desert animals in the glade would have perished if the glade had not been created in that location.
This is a biiig leap of faith. We dont have any evidence that proves this. In fact, we are sure that the animals were 'alive' before the glad, so they should be just better off without it too.
C. a glade populated exclusively with non-fruit bearing plants would attract significantly fewer desert animals
This one is tricky! The argument says "...a number of... , often eating most of the fruit that falls from the plants.".
This tells us that there were at least some animals that eat fruits. The only problem I see with C is the extreme degree 'significantly fewer'. This cant be warranted.
This choice would have been correct if it said something like '...would not attract at least a few desert animals'
D. enclosing the fruit –bearing plants in wire cages to prevent consumption by desert animals would allow for fruit sales to cover the cost of the glade's development.
What sales!! Why would we care about money if the developer himself didnt. Completely irrelevant.
E. the shade from all the plants in the glade measurably reduces the ambient temperature within the glade
It could be true but we dont know. Even if we knew that yes the temperature did reduce, was it measurable? Dunno
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26 Mar 2014, 02:50
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I like this question, as the answers made me smile.
A. Correct. The claim is 'the created glade is lush and plant-filled as the ambient allows 35° C temperatures' and the presence of the desert animals is not evidence for this claim.
B. We don't have information that prove this would be true. I believe the animals would find a way to survive without the artificial glade.
C. Just like B, no information provided to prove this. And I think that the shade and water would attract animals anyway, even without fruits.
D. Just like B and C. How do we know how much the glade's development costs? And how much the fruit sales are?
E. Just like B, C and D, no information about this statement is provided.
A. Correct. The claim is 'the created glade is lush and plant-filled as the ambient allows 35° C temperatures' and the presence of the desert animals is not evidence for this claim.
B. We don't have information that prove this would be true. I believe the animals would find a way to survive without the artificial glade.
C. Just like B, no information provided to prove this. And I think that the shade and water would attract animals anyway, even without fruits.
D. Just like B and C. How do we know how much the glade's development costs? And how much the fruit sales are?
E. Just like B, C and D, no information about this statement is provided.
