A drug that is highly effective in treating certain types of cancerous growth can, at present, be obtained only from the cartilage of a particular sub-species of shark, a sub-species which is quite rare in the wild.? One must kill 50 sharks to make one pound of the drug.? If follows, therefore, that continued production of the drug must inevitably lead to the extinction of this sub-species of shark.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
A) The drug made from the shark cartilage is dispensed to doctors from a central authority.
B) The drug made from the shark cartilage is expensive to produce.
C) Other organs of the shark can be utilized to produce different drugs.
D) The sub-species of shark will reproduce in captivity under the proper conditions.
E) This sub-species of shark generally lives in largely inaccessible waters.
d: I suppose . Can someone provide the correct answer
It’s d.
1.A drug …can be obtained …
2.continued production of the drug MUST inevitably lead to the extinction
These two points shows that the procedure of drug production is not currently carried out . So the answer should be E .
D
LETS ELIMINATE WITH SOME COMMON SENSE:
(a) DISTRIBUTION THROUGH CENTRAL AUTHORITY– CAN NOT CHECK BLACK MARKETING. YOU KNOW DRUG TRAFFICKING.
(b) he drug made from the shark cartilage is expensive to produce: DOESN’T MATTER, WE DONT KNOW-MAY BE MANY PEOPLE ARE READY TO PAY BOMBSHELLS TO COMBAT CANCER.
(C)Other organs of the shark can be utilized to produce different drugs: IRRELEVANT
(D): YEAH THAT IS WIN-WIN.. YOU KNOW ABOUT SWEET WATER PEARLS
(e): INACCESSIBLE IS A RELATIVE TERM.. VERY SUBJECTIVE, IT YOU ASSOCIATE A RIGHT PRICE, ANY LOCATION IS ACCESSIBLE. THIS OPTION IS LOOSE ONE.
D….but take gmat what´s wrong with E….guide pls