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Text Explanation
The subject is volume. First of all, it sounds awkward to say that "volume … has less than half." Eliminate choices (D) & (E).
For a logical comparison, we need to compare volume to volume.
Choice (A) says the volume of Superior is less than half of Lake Baikal. This would pass as acceptable in colloquial English, but technically, we are comparing the volume of one lake to the existence of the other. This is an illogical comparison. (A) is incorrect.
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Text Explanation
The subject is volume. First of all, it sounds awkward to say that "volume … has less than half." Eliminate choices (D) & (E).
For a logical comparison, we need to compare volume to volume.
Choice (A) says the volume of Superior is less than half of Lake Baikal. This would pass as acceptable in colloquial English, but technically, we are comparing the volume of one lake to the existence of the other. This is an illogical comparison. (A) is incorrect.
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