Question

Determine if this passage is an argument or nonargument: Evolution is central to vertebrate biology because it provides a principle that organizes the diversity we see among living vertebrates. Also it helps to fit extinct forms into the context of living species. Classification, initially a process of attaching names to organisms, has become a method of understanding evolution. --F. Harvey Pough, et al., Vertebrate Life, 7th edition Group of answer choices Nonargument Argument; conclusion: It helps to fit ... the context of living species. Argument; conclusion: Evolution is central to vertebrate biology. Argument; conclusion: Classification ... a method for understanding evolution. Argument; conclusion: It provides a principle ... among living vertebrates.

Answer 1

Answer:

C). Argument; conclusion: Classification,...a method of understanding evolution.

Explanation:

An argument is characterized as 'a series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion that is intended to follow logically from the previous propositions.' The given passage exemplifies an argument as it puts forward a claim that can be argued upon if it is true or not and supported through adequate reasoning. The factual evidences are provided to support the validity of the proposition and the conclusion that 'classification initially a process...understanding evolution' is compelled. Thus, option C is the correct answer.