The cypress trees of the Louisiana wetlands are threatened by the expl

Question Type: Weaken

Mainpoint: Introduce Jaguars to reduce population of Nutria

Assumption: The plan will work.

A. Past attempts to control the nutria population through traps and poison have resulted in limited and temporary population reductions. - Incorrect. Out of context.

B. A program in Florida found that the best way to conserve the root systems of wetland trees such as cypresses is to surround the trees’ roots with tough plastic barriers. - Incorrect. Out of context.

C. The jaguar is a large and deadly predator that, if introduced, could kill livestock, pets, or even humans that it encounters in the Louisiana wetlands. - Hold.

D. During the past year an unusually cold winter killed an estimated 35 percent of the nutria population in the Louisiana wetlands. - Incorrect. Out of context.

E. The South American jaguar is a predator of the ferret, which is currently the chief predator of the nutria in the Louisiana wetlands. - Between C and E. C describes the threat from Jaguar but there is a possibility that the plan will work if Jaguars are introduced. E directly attacks the plan by stating that introducing Jaguars will lead to reduction in the population of a chief predator of Nutria, thereby increasing Nutria population.

Answer: E