PT152 S1 Q1 ExplanationResearcher: During the rainy season

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   No Impact5% picked this

   Bonobos rarely swallow whole leaves of any plants other than

   We have not been told if other plants do or do not have medicinal properties for bonobos. We have not been told about the effect that other leaves might have if bonobos swallowed them whole. Without more information, we can't say that this answer has any real impact on the argument.

   5%
2. B

   Weaker Impact1% picked this

   Chimpanzees have also been observed to swallow rough-surfaced leaves whole during

   If chimpanzees have a similar behavior that could potentially strengthen the argument. We're told that chimpanzees are similar to bonobos. But we haven't been told why chimpanzees swallow the leaves whole. We have to assume that the leaves that chimpanzees swallow have a similar medicinal effect, and assume that the chimpanzees swallow them for that reason. That makes this a pretty weak answer.

   1%
3. C

   Opposite (if anything)0% picked this

   Of the rough-leaved plants available to bonobos, M. fulvum shrubs are

   If this type of rough leaf is the most common one available to bonobos, that potentially weakens the claim that bonobos are eating them for a very specific reason. But we really need more information to know exactly how this answer impacts the argument.

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4. D

   Opposite (if anything)2% picked this

   The leaves of M. fulvum are easier to swallow whole when

   This gives a potential reason for the bonobos to eat the leaves during the rainy season, and it's a reason that has nothing to do with medicinal properties. If we want to dive deeper, this answer doesn't explain why the bonobos eat the leaves, so it's actual impact on the argument isn't clear.

   2%
5. E

   Correct92% picked this

   The rainy season is the time when bonobos are most likely to be infected

   Why this is right

   This provides another correlation that strengthens the argument. There's a correlation between the rainy season, when bonobos eat the leaves, and them having gastrointestinal worms. A correlation does not prove causation, but a correlation is potentially evidence of correlation. By providing another relevant correlation, this answer strengthens the argument.

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

   92%