Question 5

Question 5 on the second passage but question 12 overall

What's the answer here? I kinda thought C

Can someone explain why answer choice A is correct?

@Samir-Ghani, @Lucas, and @ulino23, Let's take a look at (A) and (C). The question asks, "Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for Emeagwali’s prediction mentioned in second to last sentence of the passage?" (C) says, "Computer designs for the prediction of natural phenomena tend to be more successful when those phenomena are not affected by human activities." The problem with (C) is that Emeagwali's prediction doesn't have anything to do with whether or not human activities affect natural phenomena. Rather, it's about computer scientists using the applicable information in nature more often. (C) doesn't have any effect on this claim, so we can get rid of it. (A) says, "Until recently, computer scientists have had very limited awareness of many of the mathematical principles that have been shown to underlie a wide variety of natural processes." Emeagwali makes the prediction that computer scientists will increasingly look to nature to solve various technical problems. The fact that they're not doing it already implies that either nature does not actually provide much help (which would weaken his prediction, not strengthen it), or that the scientists are unaware of the utility found in nature. Because (A) states that and helps us to get rid of a potential alternative that would weaken Emeagwali's claim, it helps to strengthen his claim, so it's the correct answer choice. Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!