Question 390 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt.Cooking authentic barbecue cuisine is a delicious activity for any home cook. It requires carefully balancing a mix of sweet, salty, acidic, and spicy flavors. Cooks can achieve these four basic flavors with some simple ingredients, such as brown sugar, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, and cayenne pepper. Together, these ingredients create a tasty, smoky barbecue meal. Barbecue is a favorite in many US states and extremely common across the South. Since it is so familiar, anyone interested in perfecting their barbecue skills should avoid wasting money on expensive cookbooks and classes and simply use a trial-and-error method to make fantastic barbecue.
Answer
A
The reasoning weakens the claim that barbecue cooking should be included as part of a culinary education.
B
The argument loses credibility by stating that barbecue mastery only requires simple understanding.
C
The reasoning distracts from the evidence that exceptional cooking requires skill and practice.
D
The argument may be dismissed because it disparages established avenues of learning to cook.
Explanation
The passage recommends avoiding cookbooks and classes and relying on trial and error, but it gives no evidence that these established ways of learning are wasteful or unnecessary. Saying barbecue is familiar and uses simple ingredients does not prove that someone can master it without instruction. Therefore, the argument may be dismissed because it disparages established avenues of learning to cook.
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