Question #4075

Why is the statement in the question stem not a subsidiary conclusion?

Started by AndrewArabie · started 2022-10-06 00:31 · last activity 2022-10-19 00:55 · 1 reply

From the evidence of whiskers which I understand is a premise, it seems like they conclude that this animal must've had fur. From that, the author then concludes this animal its warm-blooded. How do I know that it's a premise and not a subsidiary conclusion? This is the reasoning that led me to answer choice C.

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  1. Emil-Kunkin · 2022-10-19 00:55

    Hi, This all hinges on the word if. The statement in question is not saying that since the animal had whiskers, it must also have had hair. Rather, it is setting up a conditional rule that if w ->h. That conditional is not supported by anything,

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