QUESTION TEXT: Because of the lucrative but illegal trade…
QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption
CONCLUSION: We could stop poaching by cutting off rhinos’ horns.
REASONING: Poachers kills the rhinos for their horns. With no horns, there would be no reason to kill rhinos.
ANALYSIS: The argument is assuming that cutting off the horns won’t harm the rhinos somehow.
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- If this were false then other animals would be at risk. But the conclusion is only about rhinos.
- CORRECT. If no rhinos with trimmed horns can attract mates then the species could die of celibacy.
- The argument would be weaker if this were true. The reasoning is that poachers only hunt rhinos for horns.
- The argument would be even stronger if demand for rhino horns decreases.
- The argument would be stronger if rhinos could defend themselves even without horns.
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