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Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by Everything OR Nothing Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:11 am

Archaeologists have found wheeled ceramic toys made by the Toltec, twelfth-century inhabitants of what is now Veracruz. Although there is no archaeological evidence that the Toltec used wheels for anything but toys, some anthropologists hypothesize that wheeled utility vehicles were used to carry materials needed for the monumental structures the Toltec produced.
Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?
(A) The Toltec sometimes incorporated into their toys representations of utensils or other devices that served some practical purpose.
(B) Any wheeled utility vehicles used by the Toltec could have been made entirely of wood, and unlike ceramic, wood decays rapidly in the humid climate of Veracruz.
(C) Carvings in monument walls suggest that the Toltec’s wheeled ceramic toys sometimes had ritual uses in addition to being used by both children and adults as decorations and playthings.
(D) Wheeled utility vehicles were used during the twelfth century in many areas of the world, but during this time wheeled toys were not very common in areas outside Veracruz.
(E) Some of the wheeled ceramic toys were found near the remains of monumental structures.

Why should I believe that B is correct answer. My answer was A ,which is wrong .

My Justification for choosing A is that if Toltec people had the habit of making toys that are designed after things used for Practical purposes ( vehicles used for for freight service as mentioned on conclusion line),then the conclusion of the argument has to be correct.

But if I believe B is true, then how one can be so sure about something whose design or shape is damaged or decayed??
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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by RonPurewal Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:02 am

Hi,
Please read the forum rules. We need the original source of this problem.

Thanks.
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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by Everything OR Nothing Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:49 am

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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by RonPurewal Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:22 am

It seems you're trying to answer the wrong question.

The question you're supposed to answer is...
Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?

In other words, you are NOT asked to explain why the toys exist.
You're asked to explain why no one has found actual utility carts"”i.e., NOT toys, but, rather, real carts used for real work.

With this question in mind, it should be clear why B is the answer you want.

The only thing choice A helps to explain is why the toys might exist. A has nothing to do with why real carts have NOT been found.
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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by RonPurewal Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:26 am

And, this is also problematic:

firozahmed.0056 Wrote:My Justification for choosing A is that if Toltec people had the habit of making toys that are designed after things used for Practical purposes ( vehicles used for for freight service as mentioned on conclusion line),then the conclusion of the argument has to be correct.


The red thing is a problem.
You're treating the red thing as though it were a fact.
Not only is the red thing NOT a fact"”it's just speculation, as indicated by the word "hypothesized""”but, even worse, it's speculation for which there is no hard evidence (= the entire point of this problem).
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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by Everything OR Nothing Tue May 17, 2016 11:06 pm

Thanks Ron.You are my rock star :)
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Re: Archaeologists....CR conundrum

by RonPurewal Sun May 22, 2016 1:12 pm

you're welcome.