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Last spring, a chili pepper garden was opened on a campground in an area with a significant raccoon population. Since raccoons are attracted to the remnants of human food, campgrounds would usually attract raccoons, yet no raccoon encounters were reported by campers. Capsaicin, a chemical present in most chili peppers, is used in sprays engineered to repel raccoons, so it is reasonable to think that the capsaicin in the chili pepper garden kept the raccoons at bay.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
A. Capsaicin can be found in many foods, but in lower concentrations than within the peppers themselves.
B. The raccoon population had been reduced that season by an outbreak of a lethal virus endemic to the area.
C. An unusually late frost destroyed a part of the chili pepper garden a month into spring.
D. A type of squirrel, notably resistant to capsaicin, was found in abundance throughout the campground.
E. Another chemical, found in onions, is also repellant to raccoons.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
A. Capsaicin can be found in many foods, but in lower concentrations than within the peppers themselves.
B. The raccoon population had been reduced that season by an outbreak of a lethal virus endemic to the area.
C. An unusually late frost destroyed a part of the chili pepper garden a month into spring.
D. A type of squirrel, notably resistant to capsaicin, was found in abundance throughout the campground.
E. Another chemical, found in onions, is also repellant to raccoons.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
We need to find support for the idea that it's the capsaicin in the chili peppers keeping the raccoons away from the campground.
Choice (A) says that capsaicin occurs in many foods. This doesn't tell us anything about raccoons in campgrounds.
Choice (B) actually weakens the argument by suggesting that there may be fewer raccoons because many of them died in an epidemic.
Choice (C) says that some of the garden died at some point and it isn't clear how that relates to raccoons.
Choice (D) is a good fit. If an animal that is unaffected by capsaicin is still in and around the campground, it would suggest that capsaicin does have something to do with the absence of raccoons, who are highly susceptible to it. It doesn't rule out every other possibility, but remember, we're just supposed to pick the answer that does the most to strengthen this argument.
Choice (E) isn't any better, because it's totally irrelevant.
The correct answer choice is choice D
We need to find support for the idea that it's the capsaicin in the chili peppers keeping the raccoons away from the campground.
Choice (A) says that capsaicin occurs in many foods. This doesn't tell us anything about raccoons in campgrounds.
Choice (B) actually weakens the argument by suggesting that there may be fewer raccoons because many of them died in an epidemic.
Choice (C) says that some of the garden died at some point and it isn't clear how that relates to raccoons.
Choice (D) is a good fit. If an animal that is unaffected by capsaicin is still in and around the campground, it would suggest that capsaicin does have something to do with the absence of raccoons, who are highly susceptible to it. It doesn't rule out every other possibility, but remember, we're just supposed to pick the answer that does the most to strengthen this argument.
Choice (E) isn't any better, because it's totally irrelevant.
The correct answer choice is choice D
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Conclusion: Capsaicin in the chili pepper garden kept the raccoons at bay.
Reasoning: Capsaicin, a chemical present in most chili peppers, is used in sprays engineered to repel raccoons
We need to strengthen the above argument i.e. above conclusion while employing the use of reasoning.
A. Capsaicin can be found in many foods, but in lower concentrations than within the peppers themselves.
Incorrect. Totally irrelevant. We are concerned with Capsaicin present in Chilli Peppers and its effects on Raccoons.We don't know if the Campground had other foods around it.
B. The raccoon population had been reduced that season by an outbreak of a lethal virus endemic to the area.
This is a weakener and suggests an alternate reason for the lack of raccoons. Eliminated.
C. An unusually late frost destroyed a part of the chili pepper garden a month into spring.
Irrelevant. We are not concerned with more or less Capsaicin (as a result of more or less CP) but rather its effect on racoons. Eliminated.
D. A type of squirrel, notably resistant to capsaicin, was found in abundance throughout the campground.
Correct. This answer choice closes the weakness in the argument that there could have been some other reason too by drawing a comparison between Capsaicin resistant animals such as Squirrel which were found in abundance vis-a-vis Raccoons which are repelled by Capsaicin.
E. Another chemical, found in onions, is also repellant to raccoons.
Incorrect. Same as B. We don't know if there are other foods around the campground.
Reasoning: Capsaicin, a chemical present in most chili peppers, is used in sprays engineered to repel raccoons
We need to strengthen the above argument i.e. above conclusion while employing the use of reasoning.
A. Capsaicin can be found in many foods, but in lower concentrations than within the peppers themselves.
Incorrect. Totally irrelevant. We are concerned with Capsaicin present in Chilli Peppers and its effects on Raccoons.We don't know if the Campground had other foods around it.
B. The raccoon population had been reduced that season by an outbreak of a lethal virus endemic to the area.
This is a weakener and suggests an alternate reason for the lack of raccoons. Eliminated.
C. An unusually late frost destroyed a part of the chili pepper garden a month into spring.
Irrelevant. We are not concerned with more or less Capsaicin (as a result of more or less CP) but rather its effect on racoons. Eliminated.
D. A type of squirrel, notably resistant to capsaicin, was found in abundance throughout the campground.
Correct. This answer choice closes the weakness in the argument that there could have been some other reason too by drawing a comparison between Capsaicin resistant animals such as Squirrel which were found in abundance vis-a-vis Raccoons which are repelled by Capsaicin.
E. Another chemical, found in onions, is also repellant to raccoons.
Incorrect. Same as B. We don't know if there are other foods around the campground.
