Global surveys estimate

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct86% picked this

   The decline in the population of nesting female leatherback turtles is proportional to the decline in the leatherback

   Why this is right

   This ensures that the population of leatherback turtles as a whole has declined by two-thirds in the past 15 years.

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

   86%
2. B

   Out of Scope8% picked this

   If the global population of leatherback turtles falls by more than two-thirds over the next 15 years, the

   The argument is about the current state of the leatherback turtle, so this answer about the future of leatherback turtles is not relevant.

   8%
3. C

   Too Strong5% picked this

   The global population of leatherback turtles consists in roughly equal numbers of

   The argument does not need there to be an equal number of male and female leatherback turtles, but rather that the changes in nesting female leatherback turtles are happening across the leatherback turtle population generally.

   5%
4. D

   Too Strong1% picked this

   Very few leatherback turtles exist in

   There could more than just a few leatherback turtles in captivity—there could be hundreds of them in captivity—and yet the overall leatherback population could have declined by two-thirds within the past 15 years.

   1%
5. E

   Out of Scope0% picked this

   The only way to ensure the continued survival of leatherback turtles in the wild is to

   The argument is about the current risk of leatherback turtles going extinct. Potential solutions to the problem are not relevant unless they change the current risk level.

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