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Anthes writes an informative article with a subtle argument. What message does she convey?

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Scientists need to find sustainable methods to feed ever-growing numbers of people.
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Global populations must find more protein-rich food sources than traditional diets offer.
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The use of insects as a food source would lead to a decrease in potential health issues.
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People should be open to using insects as food and animal-feed alternatives.
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Businesses must find ways to reduce the environmental impact of industrial livestock farming.
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In this excerpt, the writer creates a potential fallacy by

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citing evidence that is largely irrelevant to the overarching thesis.
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denigrating an opposing viewpoint rather than focusing on the issue at hand.
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failing to provide specific evidence to support conclusions.
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oversimplifying contradictory data to discount a counterargument.
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rephrasing and repeating a claim as evidence of the claim.
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What occasions provide context for the article? Check all that apply.a conference of experts on entomophagya product launch of bug-based snack foodsa food tasting for an “insect deliciousness” projecta psychological study on human responses to insectsa conference of world leaders on an impending food crisisa research symposium on livestock land use and food production

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a conference of experts on entomophagy
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a product launch of bug-based snack foods
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a food tasting for an “insect deliciousness” project
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a psychological study on human responses to insects
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a conference of world leaders on an impending food crisis
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a research symposium on livestock land use and food production
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What is the exigence that drives the author’s purpose in writing?

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the desire to alleviate harmful effects of climate change
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the necessity of sustainably feeding a growing world population
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the challenge of reducing human anxiety about insects as food
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the use of insects as experimental proteins in high-end restaurants
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the need to find protein-rich alternatives to vegetarian and vegan diets
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