Agricultural scientist: Wild apples are considerably smaller than cultivated apples found in supermarkets. In one par...
Farnoushon October 10, 2019
Further explanation
Hi could you please explain why B?
Thank you
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on October 10, 2019
Hello @farnoushsalimian,
The argument that apples were not cultivated in the region is based on the fact that the apples found were the same size as wild apples. This seems to violate the premise, "wild apples are considerably smaller than cultivated apples found in supermarkets." However, the reference to supermarkets implies that this statement applies to modern cultivated apples.
Remember, we are talking about 5,000 years ago, when people first started cultivating fruit. I think it's reasonable to argue that early attempts to cultivate apples may have produced fruit the same size as wild apples. This would question the agricultural scientists' conclusion. B presents this criticism, which makes it the correct answer.