Most Strongly SupportedDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Scientists found very old plant remains; if these plants were grown on purpose, it means farming started much earlier than we thought, but if they were just wild, it means these people ate a much wider variety of plants than their neighbors did.
Reasoning: Archaeologists are studying 10,000-year-old plants; if farmed, they rewrite the history of agriculture; if wild, they show an unusually diverse diet for that era.
Analysis: In this 'Most Strongly Supported' scenario, we are looking for a statement that must be true based on the provided facts. The stimulus sets up a logical fork: the plants are either cultivated or they are wild. Because these are the only two possibilities for the plants, one of the two resulting historical implications must be true. Look for an answer choice that combines these two possibilities, likely using an 'either/or' structure to reflect the two paths the evidence could take.
Reasoning: Archaeologists are studying 10,000-year-old plants; if farmed, they rewrite the history of agriculture; if wild, they show an unusually diverse diet for that era.
Analysis: In this 'Most Strongly Supported' scenario, we are looking for a statement that must be true based on the provided facts. The stimulus sets up a logical fork: the plants are either cultivated or they are wild. Because these are the only two possibilities for the plants, one of the two resulting historical implications must be true. Look for an answer choice that combines these two possibilities, likely using an 'either/or' structure to reflect the two paths the evidence could take.
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Unlock Full Passage9.The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Correct Answer
B
B unifies both conditionals: if they cultivated, they used plants in a way others did not (cultivation before anyone else); if the plants were wild, they ate some plants others did not eat, which is using some plants in ways no one else did at that time.
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