Explanation for Question 44 From the Reading Section on the 2019 March Sat
Okay, moving on to question 44, 2 it can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the idea that the moon 3 was completely arid was reinforced in part, 4 because why? So, 5 looking at our answer choices choice, a reads scientists were unfamiliar with some 6 of the powerful, analytical tools that were available to them. 7 Um, while we do see some support for the idea that these technologies have 8 evolved over time and made it possible to come by new findings, 9 um, as CNN references like this 1970 analytical standards, 10 um, this isn't really a main point of the passage. 11 So we can safely rule out answer choice. 12 A powerful analytical tools are not something that, 13 um, the author really focuses on too much. 14 Aside from one or two brief mentions, 15 a answer choice B some scientists were willing to challenge the conventional wisdom about 16 the moon. Also doesn't make too much sense. 17 If scientists were more willing to challenge conventional wisdom, 18 there would actually be more likely hood of, 19 um, challenging this idea that the moon was completely arid since 20 that was the conventional wisdom at the time. 21 Um, so that would make it more rather than less likely that we would 22 reject this idea of the moon being completely arid. 23 So answer choice B as out as well, answer choice C says evidence 24 that might have contradicted this notion could be explained in another way, 25 this answer choice. We actually have much more support for we see in the 26 seco...