Planting peach trees

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct83% picked this

   Fresh, locally grown apricots sell at a much higher price than do fresh,

   Why this is right

   This compares apricots and peaches on the consideration of how much each fruit can be sold for at the market. And on this point apricots come out ahead.

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

   83%
2. B

   Strengthen1% picked this

   Apricot trees tend to stop being productive at a younger age than

   This makes peach trees a stronger choice than it was already.

   1%
3. C

   Too Weak6% picked this

   It costs as much to water and fertilize peach trees as it does to water

   If this had suggested that it cost more to water peach trees, this would have undermined the argument.

   6%
4. D

   Too Weak4% picked this

   The market for fresh, locally grown apricots has grown in recent years as awareness of the health benefits of

   An increase in demand for apricots that can be attributed to a benefit that also applies to peaches does nothing to provide apricots an advantage over peaches.

   4%
5. E

   Strengthen5% picked this

   Peach production has decreased dramatically over the last

   This could possibly make peaches an even better decision since it means that the price of peaches could go higher as production falls.

   5%