How would you eliminate E faster?

I think there's two ways. First, having seen A, once you confirm that it it correct you can go through the remaining answer choices quickly. Second, I think you can see that the statement in question is a premise, it's something that does actually support the conclusion. This means it's more than just supplementary background info. Third, I think you should go into the answer choices with the expectation that each will be wrong.there's an 80 percent chance that any given choice is wrong. The burden is on the answer to prove itself right, not for you to prove it wrong.