Henry:  Some scientists explain the dance of honeybees as the means by which honeybees communicate the location of wh...

Ravi January 20, 2019

@Remone-Davis,

I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling that way. If you have any
questions on problems, please continue to post them on the message
board and we can go over detailed explanations of the questions for
you. I'm happy to go over this with you.

Henry's argument concludes that there must be some other explanation
(other than communicating the location of the food source) for the
honeybees' dance.

Winifred responds, saying not necessarily. He supports his conclusion
by saying that most animals have several ways of accomplishing
critical tasks. He provides further support by stating that bees of
certain species can navigate using either the position of the Sun or
the memory of the landmarks. He then says that similarly, for
honeybees, scent trails are a supplementary, not an exclusive means of
communicating.

The question asks us about the role that Winifred's statement about
how bees of some species navigate plays in his argument.

In our analysis of Winifred's argument, we know that the statement in
question about how bees of some species navigate is used as support
for the claim that most animals have several ways of accomplishing
critical tasks. In the answers, we're looking for a choice that
paraphrases our prediction.

Answer A is incorrect because Winifred is not addressing an ambiguity
in Henry's use of the expression "communicate the location." This
answer choice is out. Winifred makes no mention of an ambiguity.

Answer B says it provides evidence in support of a general claim. This
is correct; it's just what we're looking for. The statement that bees
of certain species can navigate using either the position of the Sun
or the memory of the landmarks is used as support for the general
claim that most animals have several ways of accomplishing critical
tasks. This is our answer choice.

Answer C is incorrect because it is not attempting to call into
question key evidence cited by Henry. The statement that bees of
certain species can navigate using either the position of the Sun or
the memory of the landmarks is supporting the claim that most animals
have several ways of accomplishing critical tasks, which is in turn
used to support the conclusion that there doesn't necessarily have to
be some other explanation for the honeybees' dance. Winifred is
calling into question Henry's conclusion, not Henry's evidence.

Answer D is incorrect because Henry's conclusion and premises do not
contradict AND because this is failing to accurately describe the role
the statement has in Winifred's argument.

Answer E is incorrect because the statement isn't providing an
alternative explanation for the honeybees' dance; it's providing
support for a general claim.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!