In recent years the climate has

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   Crop yields in southern Asia are expected to remain constant even after the average daily temperature and humidity

   Out of Scope: southern Asia Doesn't Explain After reading this, we still feel confused. It's talking about what's going on somewhere else, but it's not clear what, if anything, it tells us about our situation in Northern Asia. I still have no idea why permanent increases in temp / humidity will have a negative effect on crop yields in the North but no effect on crop yields in the South.

   3%
2. B

   Deepens Paradox10% picked this

   Any increases in temperature and humidity would be accompanied by higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is

   This is saying that in a warmer, more humid world, there would also be higher levels of CO2, which helps the plant respire. So this is going the opposite direction of what we want our answer to do. We want an answer to explain why crop plants would have it worse in the warmer, more humid world, and this is giving us a reason why crop plants would have it better in that world.

   10%
3. C

   Correct64% picked this

   The climate in northern Asia has generally been too cool and dry in recent years for populations of many crop

   Why this is right

   This aloofly provides a factor that could be worse for crop plants in the warmer, more humid world. Since crop pests have been absent because the climate was too cool and dry, it suggests that when the climate gets warmer and wetter, the crop pests will establish themselves. And common sense tells us that more crop pests could lead to decreasing yields.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   64%
4. D

   Deepens Paradox3% picked this

   In many parts of Asia, the increased annual precipitation that would result from warmer and wetter climates would cause most

   We're looking for an answer that explains why a warmer / wetter climate would be bad for crop yields. This sounds like the opposite; it tells us that a warmer / wetter climate would help crop plants flourish.

   3%
5. E

   Deepens Paradox20% picked this

   The recent climate of northern Asia prevents many crops from being farmed there

   We're looking for an answer that explains why a warmer / wetter climate would be bad for crop yields. This sounds more like a warmer winter would allow more crops to be farmed (and more crops = more yields).

   20%