Ostrich farming requires far less

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct80% picked this

   Two pairs of yearling ostriches are more expensive than a herd of cows

   Why this is right

   As we discussed, we were told (surprisingly) that the start-up costs for ostrich farming are greater than the costs for cattle farming. And yet here was the side-by-side comparison of what is needed to start up: CATTLE OSTRICHES one bull + two pairs (4) yearling ostriches large herd of cows two acres one acre of similar land per cow When it comes to land, we're definitely spending way more on Cattle farming, since we seem to need at least 20 acres there, whereas we need only 1 for ostriches. So the bigger price tag of ostrich farming's start-up costs would have to be because it's more expensive to buy "two pairs of yearlings" than it is to buy "one bull + a large herd of cows".

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

   80%
2. B

   Too Strong: not good1% picked this

   Cattle ranching is not a good source

   The fact that ostrich farming can eventually be a better source of income doesn't allow us to say that cattle ranching is not a good source of income. If you're a ritzy lawyer making $250k a year, you'd accurately say that "being a lawyer is a good source of income". The fact that some hedge fund manager or CEO might make five times what you do doesn't change that.

   1%
3. C

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   A cow consumes no more feed than an

   Out of Scope: amount of feed consumed We get no information about how much feed a cow vs. an ostrich consumes. That would relate more to the operating costs of cattle farming vs. ostrich farming, which we heard nothing about.

   1%
4. D

   Too Strong: average One-Claim Trap12% picked this

   The average ostrich farm generates almost five times as much profit as the

   We're only told that ostrich farming can bring in as much as five times the revenue of cattle farming. That's saying it's possible. This answer is saying it's typical. The average ostrich farm is making five times as much profit as the average cattle ranch. Our support for this answer would come purely from the final claim in the paragraph. We should always be nervous about picking an answer on Inference that's only supported by one claim. The name of the game here is to combine claims in order to derive the correct answer.

   12%
5. E

   Too Strong7% picked this

   Ostrich farmers typically lose money during their

   Too Strong: typically Out of Scope: lose money We get the sense from the final sentence that while there's a bigger buy-in risk with ostrich farming, it potentially has a bigger return on investment. But we have no way to justify the claim that more than 50% of ostrich farmers are losing money during their first year.

   7%