Question 1214 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt.Kale is one of the most nutritious vegetables on Earth. However, its bitter taste and time-consuming processing prevented it from becoming a popular snack food until the kale chip was invented. Kale chips are just as nutritious as raw kale but are ready to eat and tastier. Their convenience and trendy marketing have made them one of the best-selling snack foods. A similar approach will easily work with any vegetable, thus making beets the guaranteed next wave in nutritious snacking.
Answer
A
The comparison of kale and beets weakens the claim that kale is a delicious and nutritious snack.
B
The exaggerated excitement about kale discourages the audience from accepting the claims made about beets.
C
The unsubstantiated connection between kale and beets weakens the credibility of the rest of the argument.
D
The reasoning distracts from the strong evidence in the argument that kale’s popularity is well deserved.
Explanation
The argument shows that turning kale into a convenient, tasty chip helped it become popular, then assumes the same approach will work for beets and guarantees their success. It gives no evidence that beets can be made into a similarly appealing snack or that consumers will embrace them. This unsupported connection between kale and beets weakens the argument’s credibility, so C is correct.
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