It is always better to simplify the argument -
There are two hypotheses
1. they need rest
2. they go blind
We need tostrengthen one and weaken the other .
Let us look at each of the answer options -
A- weakens both the hypotheses.
Suggests that the beetle is not blind(beetle immediately stops) and does not need rest (runs away without its intermittent stopping).
B - weakens hypothesis 2. (in pursuing a swerving insect, it alters its course while running)
strengthens hypothesis 1. (pauses
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There are two hypotheses
1. they need rest
2. they go blind
We need tostrengthen one and weaken the other .
Let us look at each of the answer options -
A- weakens both the hypotheses.
Suggests that the beetle is not blind(beetle immediately stops) and does not need rest (runs away without its intermittent stopping).
B - weakens hypothesis 2. (in pursuing a swerving insect, it alters its course while running)
strengthens hypothesis 1. (pauses
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