People have long been fascinated by the paranormal. Over the years, numerous researchers have investigated telepathy ...

Mehran on August 19, 2018

Hi @EmilyMarieMenendez, thanks for your question. The stimulus here presents an argument. Its conclusion is "it is premature to conclude that telepathy is an alternative means of communication." What support is given for this conclusion? "It can often be shown that other explanations that *do* comply with known laws can be given," and also "conclusive evidence [for the existence of telepathy] has persistently evaded [researchers]."

The Method of Reasoning thus employed by this author is to support his conclusion "by pointing to the inadequacy of evidence for the opposite view." Answer (A) is correct.

Hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

EmilyMarieMenendez on August 19, 2018

Thank you!