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Hey Dave,
Why is 16 (D) incorrect together with 17 (C)?
I first answered those two correct but changed to those above. In 16 (D) I was unsure about peat but it was an example given in the 3rd paragraph saying that peat will grow more and more fires will take place.
17 (C), I saw the 3rd paragraph as an additional reason to debunk the hypothesis of the 1st paragraph. Probably I misunderstood what the answer choice said?
For 16, (D) is incorrect because the passage doesn't say that the uptick in CO2 will alter the distribution of peat; it will result in an increased decomposition of peat. That's not necessarily an enormous difference, but when one choice exactly reiterates the passage (here, as (B) does to line 53-ish), any divergence from the passage in any other answer choice is good reason to eliminate it.
In 17, your assessment here is spot-on. Which is weird, because that's exactly what (A) says! And weirder still, your answer seems almost the opposite of (C)—we're not explaining a phenomenon, we're showing that it's false.
This suggests to me that you may benefit from writing down your answers (as per your study plan) so that you develop the discipline to stick to them as you look at answer choices.
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