There are 70 to 100 Florida

Answer choices

1. A

   Premise Support1% picked this

   Some part of the panthers' current habitat is only of

   This may support the statement that the current habitat is unable to sustain more panthers, but this does not follow from the given statements.

   1%
2. B

   Reversed Logic10% picked this

   If the population of Florida panthers ever exceeds 250, it will

   We know: Sustain ? 250+ But this says: 250+ ? Sustain

   10%
3. C

   Correct84% picked this

   Unless Florida panthers acquire a larger habitat, their population will not

   Why this is right

   If we contrapose the first statement, Sustain ? support 250+ we get this ~support 250+ ? ~Sustain We're told that the current habitat can't support 250, so we can infer that the current habitat can't sustain the population. When we see "Unless", we can replace it with "If-not" (if it is not the case that). So this answer is saying, "If the panthers do not acquire a larger habitat, their population will not be self-sustaining." That's essentially the same as, "If the panthers are stuck with their current habitat (or a smaller one), their population will not be self-sustaining".

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

   84%
4. D

   Too Strong1% picked this

   The population of Florida panthers will never increase much beyond its

   While the current habitat of Florida panthers is inadequate for a larger population, the stimulus does not preclude the possibility of a larger population within an expanded habitat at some point in the future.

   1%
5. E

   Premise Support4% picked this

   Today, Florida panthers occupy a larger habitat than they did in

   This would explain how the Florida panther population increased, but doesn’t follow from the statements in the stimulus.

   4%