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01 Dec 2023, 06:35
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Assumption: Conservation efforts will not succeed in reversing the decline of cheetah populations in the wild.
Fact: Farmers have resisted efforts by wildlife experts to get the farmers not to kill cheetahs, but rather protect their livestock by using guard dogs to scare cheetahs away.
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Wildlife expert: Cheetahs face many threats. They have poor immune systems and low fertility rates. They have evolved great speed, but at the expense of muscle and stamina, so they often cannot defend their kill or their young against other large predators, such as lions and hyenas. Meanwhile, the greatest danger for adult cheetahs comes from farmers, who view the cats as a threat to their livestock, so they have been killing them in great numbers over the past few decades. As a result, cheetah populations have been decreasing precipitously, and the species will be extinct in the wild within a few years.
Indicate two different statements as follows: one statement identifies an assumption required by the wildlife expert’s argument, and the other identifies a possible fact that, if true, would provide significant logical support for the required assumption.
| Assumption | Fact | |
| A viral disease will decimate the remaining cheetah population in the coming years. | ||
| The Thomson's gazelle, which is one of the cheetah’s favorite prey animals,has had its grazing territory diminished by the expansion of farmland. | ||
| Farmers have resisted efforts by wildlife experts to get the farmers not to kill cheetahs, but rather protect their livestock by using guard dogs to scare cheetahs away. | ||
| Lion populations have been declining steadily over the past few decades. | ||
| Conservation efforts will not succeed in reversing the decline of cheetah populations in the wild. | ||
| Efforts to breed cheetahs in captivity will not be successful. |
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Assumption: Conservation efforts will not succeed in reversing the decline of cheetah populations in the wild.
Fact: Farmers have resisted efforts by wildlife experts to get the farmers not to kill cheetahs, but rather protect their livestock by using guard dogs to scare cheetahs away.
01 Dec 2023, 06:55
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The conclusion is that the cheetah population will decrease significantly and the species will be extinct soon!
Off all the options the one that seems like a relevant assumption is that 'Conservation efforts will not succeed in reversing the decline of cheetah populations in the wild.'
Rest of the options are not directly related to the conclusion.
Now, we are looking for a fact that would support the assumption that conservation effort will not succeed. Only option that makes sense is : 'Farmers have resisted efforts by wildlife experts to get the farmers not to kill cheetahs, but rather protect their livestock by using guard dogs to scare cheetahs away.'
That would be my two-part answer.
Off all the options the one that seems like a relevant assumption is that 'Conservation efforts will not succeed in reversing the decline of cheetah populations in the wild.'
Rest of the options are not directly related to the conclusion.
Now, we are looking for a fact that would support the assumption that conservation effort will not succeed. Only option that makes sense is : 'Farmers have resisted efforts by wildlife experts to get the farmers not to kill cheetahs, but rather protect their livestock by using guard dogs to scare cheetahs away.'
That would be my two-part answer.
