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2. The author views the idea that the pterosaurs became airborne by rising into light winds created by waves as
(A) revolutionary
(B) unlikely
(C) unassailable
(D) probable
(E) outdated
MartyTargetTestPrep GMATNinja KarishmaBI picked "probable" because the author says that the animal could have become airborne by rising into light winds created by waves, however, it wasn't ideal as the wind might have been too strong.
In other words, becoming airborne was probable but the winds were not favorable to the animal.
What am I missing?
Note that the question asks us the author's views.
The author views the idea that the pterosaurs became airborne by rising into light winds created by waves
as...
This is what the author says:
Efforts to explain how the pterosaurs became airborne have led to suggestions that they launched themselves by jumping from cliffs, by dropping from trees, or even by rising into light winds from the crests of waves. Each hypothesis has its difficulties.and then he goes on to explain the difficulty with each hypothesis:
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The third calls for high waves to channel updrafts. The wind that made such waves however, might have been too strong for the pterosaurs to control their flight once airborne.So as per the author, each hypothesis has concerns and hence each is improbable. The issue with the third one is that the wind might have been too strong to control their flight. Hence, he thinks that this hypothesis is unlikely.
Answer (B)