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Complete Question Explanation
Weaken—CE. The correct answer choice is (C)
The causal argument in this stimulus is that the cause of the cattle egret following herds of cattle is that it consumes the insects the herd stirs up when grazing. To attack this relationship simply provide an alternate cause to explain why the egrets follow the herd of cattle.
Answer choice (A): Other birds do not address the conclusion about cattle egrets.
Answer choice (B): Since we do not know if these animals herd or not, this cannot be thought to attack the causal relationship.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This tells us that the herds protect the egrets from predators, thus giving an alternate cause to the one in the stimulus (eating insects).
Answer choice (D): This merely supports the idea that the egrets tend to follow herds of animals, so it does not attack the argument.
Answer choice (E): This supports the stimulus because it reinforces the notion that they follow the herds to eat insects.
Weaken—CE. The correct answer choice is (C)
The causal argument in this stimulus is that the cause of the cattle egret following herds of cattle is that it consumes the insects the herd stirs up when grazing. To attack this relationship simply provide an alternate cause to explain why the egrets follow the herd of cattle.
Answer choice (A): Other birds do not address the conclusion about cattle egrets.
Answer choice (B): Since we do not know if these animals herd or not, this cannot be thought to attack the causal relationship.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This tells us that the herds protect the egrets from predators, thus giving an alternate cause to the one in the stimulus (eating insects).
Answer choice (D): This merely supports the idea that the egrets tend to follow herds of animals, so it does not attack the argument.
Answer choice (E): This supports the stimulus because it reinforces the notion that they follow the herds to eat insects.