The ability of mammals

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong4% picked this

   Organisms unable to control their body temperatures do not have the capacity to generate internal body heat without

   That an animal controls its body temperature through internal factors is not required of the argument since external factors would work just the same.

   4%
2. B

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   Mammals are the only animals that have the ability to control their

   What is true for animals other than mammals is not relevant to the argument.

   1%
3. C

   Negation14% picked this

   The brain cannot support intelligence if the chemical reactions within it are subject

   This negates the argument’s conclusion.

   14%
4. D

   Correct77% picked this

   The development of intelligence in mammals is not independent of the chemical reactions in their brains taking place

   Why this is right

   This rules out the possibility that the development of intelligence is not related to the chemical reactions the evidence implies depend on occurring at proper temperatures.

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

   77%
5. E

   Negation4% picked this

   Organisms incapable of controlling their internal body temperatures are subject to

   This negates a premise of the argument.

   4%