Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons of Africanized honeybees and the

In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons of Africanized honeybees and the native honeybees have shown that the Africanized bees are far superior honey producers. Therefore, there is no reason to fear that domestic commercial honey production will decline in the United States if local honeybees are displaced by Africanized honeybees.

Each of the following, if true, would weaken the argument EXCEPT:

(A) The honeybees native toBrazil are not of the same varietyas those most frequentlyused in the commercial beekeeping industry in the UnitedStates . - WRONG. If not same then it is not necessary that US industry benefits.

(B) Commercial honey production is far more complicated and expensive with Africanizedhoneybees than it is with the more docile honeybees common in the United States. - WRONG. So here's a troubling issue for the industry. If it is already difficult then keeping up with Africanized one has more hurdles.

(C) If Africanized honeybees replace local honeybees,[color=#00a651]
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Statistics : Posted by unraveled • on 23 Feb 2010, 12:24 • Replies 11 • Views 14190

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