VERITAS SOLUTION
In this problem it is relatively fast and easy to eliminate (A), (B), and (C). “The evidence…suggest” is wrong – it needs to be “The evidence…suggests” However, the choice between (D) and (E) relies almost exclusively on meaning and is thus confusing. The logical meaning is that the evidence suggests that some pollution played a role as well as a natural variability in ocean circulation. (E) is illogical (but sounds more parallel to many people!) as it states that
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In this problem it is relatively fast and easy to eliminate (A), (B), and (C). “The evidence…suggest” is wrong – it needs to be “The evidence…suggests” However, the choice between (D) and (E) relies almost exclusively on meaning and is thus confusing. The logical meaning is that the evidence suggests that some pollution played a role as well as a natural variability in ocean circulation. (E) is illogical (but sounds more parallel to many people!) as it states that
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