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Reporter: The government would make you believe that the recent show of military force in Zamabia is likely to discourage extremists, who have been capturing foreigners, from doing so. This is as hollow an argument as is believing that a honeybee would refrain from stinging humans once shown the power or tools that humans possess to capture or kill them.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force.
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future.
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans.
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force.
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future.
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans.
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way.
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Conclusion: In this, the author uses analogy of bees to make a point about the ineffectiveness of military strategy against extremists.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity. -- broad in scope. We can't speak on behalf of all animals from this passage.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force. -- out of scope
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future. CORRECT. clearly gets the concluding point across
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans. -- Honeybees are not the subject of the passage
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way. -- There is no mention of the effectiveness of killing and that's not the point.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity. -- broad in scope. We can't speak on behalf of all animals from this passage.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force. -- out of scope
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future. CORRECT. clearly gets the concluding point across
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans. -- Honeybees are not the subject of the passage
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way. -- There is no mention of the effectiveness of killing and that's not the point.
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Reporter: The government would make you believe that the recent show of military force in Zamabia is likely to discourage extremists, who have been capturing foreigners, from doing so. This is as hollow an argument as is believing that a honeybee would refrain from stinging humans once shown the power or tools that humans possess to capture or kill them.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity. - This statement is too extreme when the bases of our argument are just two examples. The examples about the extremists and the honeybee are just two out of a multitude (zillions) of scenarios. Thus, this statement cannot be inferred from the passage.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force. - We don't know how many extremists were captured, so we can't determine whether they were sufficient or not.
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future.
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans. - The passage doesn't state there is no possibility of dissuading honeybees from stinging humans.
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way. - This is incorrect because there might be a way to capture or kill extremists.This passage doesn't tell us that there is no other way out there. Wrong statement.
The reporter’s argument, if true, best supports which of the following conclusions:
(A) The show of force, whether on humans or animals, is rarely an effective means to discourage that entity. - This statement is too extreme when the bases of our argument are just two examples. The examples about the extremists and the honeybee are just two out of a multitude (zillions) of scenarios. Thus, this statement cannot be inferred from the passage.
(B) The extremists in Zamabia have not captured enough foreigners to warrant a show of military force. - We don't know how many extremists were captured, so we can't determine whether they were sufficient or not.
(C) The recent show of force by the government is not likely to discourage the extremists from capturing foreigners in the near future.
(D) It is not possible to persuade honeybees to refrain from stinging humans. - The passage doesn't state there is no possibility of dissuading honeybees from stinging humans.
(E) While it is possible to kill honeybees in large amounts using the various tools humans possess, it is not possible to capture or kill extremists with corresponding effectiveness in the same way. - This is incorrect because there might be a way to capture or kill extremists.This passage doesn't tell us that there is no other way out there. Wrong statement.
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