Determine if this passage is an argument or nonargument: Evolution is central to vertebrate biology because it provides a princi
ple 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.
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. <u>The factual evidences are provided to support the validity of the proposition and the conclusion that 'classification initially a process...understanding evolution' is compelled</u>. Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.