Unit 5 · Weakening Arguments

Gabriella's Zoo Argument — Find the Weakener

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Gabriella says zoos should be banned — animals belong in the wild. Then option C quietly points out that some species only exist today because of zoo breeding programs. If they were banned, those animals wouldn't be in the wild. They'd be extinct.

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0:00Introduction
0:20Question
1:05Strategy
1:39Step 1: Pin down Gabriella's core premise
2:13Step 2: Test each option
3:20Correct answer

Question

Gabriella says that zoos should be banned, because it is wrong to keep wild animals in captivity.

She says that animals should have the right to live in their natural habitats.

Which one of these statements, if true, most weakens Gabriella's argument?

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