X: Since many chemicals useful for agriculture and medicine derive from rare or endangered plant species, it is likel...

Abigail on November 29 at 11:21PM

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I see why B and D are wrong. However, what is the difference between A, C, and E?

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Emil on December 8 at 11:47PM

Hi, we are being asked what must be true for X's argument to hold.

A does not have to be true. Perhaps there were serious conservation policies in the past that failed.

C does have to be true. If using these plants and Amina's as a source of chemicals drives them to extinction, then they are no longer available to use, and the argument falls apart.

E does not have to be true. Even if many have been saved, it is still possible that many are still going extinct, and could have been used for medicine if they had not gone extinct.