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Although part of the ivory available on world markets was taken from wild elephants that were killed illegally, some ivory is derived from sources that nearly all nations define as legal, such as elephants that have died natural deaths. The world's few remaining wild elephant herds, therefore, are not endangered when those buying ivory at wholesale make a serious effort to limit their purchases to such legal ivory.
The argument above depends on the assumption that
(A) wholesale buyers attempting to limit their purchases to legal ivory can reliably distinguish legal from illegal ivory
(B) the demand for products made from legal ivory will continue to grow in the near future
(C) there are currently fewer wholesale sources of legal ivory in the world than there are of illegal ivory
(D) wholesale buyers of ivory products are generally unaware of the reasons for the dwindling world supply of ivory
(E) a continued supply of legal ivory is ensured because elephants reproduce in captivity
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The argument above depends on the assumption that
(A) wholesale buyers attempting to limit their purchases to legal ivory can reliably distinguish legal from illegal ivory
(B) the demand for products made from legal ivory will continue to grow in the near future
(C) there are currently fewer wholesale sources of legal ivory in the world than there are of illegal ivory
(D) wholesale buyers of ivory products are generally unaware of the reasons for the dwindling world supply of ivory
(E) a continued supply of legal ivory is ensured because elephants reproduce in captivity
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(A) wholesale buyers attempting to limit their purchases to legal ivory can reliably distinguish legal from illegal ivory
Negation: if buyers can't tell between legal/illegal ivory, the argument falls apart
Also directly addresses the conclusion.
(B) the demand for products made from legal ivory will continue to grow in the near future
Irrelevant
(C) there are currently fewer wholesale sources of legal ivory in the world than there are of illegal ivory
Out of scope
(D) wholesale buyers of ivory products are generally unaware of the reasons for the dwindling world supply of ivory
Out of scope
(E) a continued supply of legal ivory is ensured because elephants reproduce in captivity
Out of scope
Negation: if buyers can't tell between legal/illegal ivory, the argument falls apart
Also directly addresses the conclusion.
(B) the demand for products made from legal ivory will continue to grow in the near future
Irrelevant
(C) there are currently fewer wholesale sources of legal ivory in the world than there are of illegal ivory
Out of scope
(D) wholesale buyers of ivory products are generally unaware of the reasons for the dwindling world supply of ivory
Out of scope
(E) a continued supply of legal ivory is ensured because elephants reproduce in captivity
Out of scope
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Argument concludes that if legal ivory is only be choice for wholesalers then illegal ivory can be restricted.
Prethink:- wholesalers do know to make difference between legal and illegal ivory..so that they can only buy legal ivory in open markets,restricting illegal ones
(A) only matches our prethink
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what's the source on this question?
The argument is that the remaining wild elephant herds are not endangered when those buying wholesale ivory make efforts to limit their purchases to legal ivory.
The bolded part is key.
Argument presupposes multiple things, but mainly that:
1. buyers would want to buy legal
2. buyers can feasibly identify legal over illegal ivory
The argument is that the remaining wild elephant herds are not endangered when those buying wholesale ivory make efforts to limit their purchases to legal ivory.
The bolded part is key.
Argument presupposes multiple things, but mainly that:
1. buyers would want to buy legal
2. buyers can feasibly identify legal over illegal ivory
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