(From "Easter Island: A Cautionary Tale" and "An Island of Questions", Illuminate)
Question: Which sentence tells us something that the authors do not agree on?
(1 point)
Responses
In the late 1880s, about a hundred individuals resided on Easter Island.
In the late 1880s, about a hundred individuals resided on Easter Island.
At some point, approximately 7,000 people inhabited Easter Island.
At some point, approximately 7,000 people inhabited Easter Island.
Easter Island can be found in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Easter Island can be found in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population.
Challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population.
The sentence "Challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population" tells us something that the authors do not agree on.
To determine which sentence tells us something that the authors do not agree on, we can look for differences or conflicting information between the authors' viewpoints. Let's analyze the sentences provided:
1) "In the late 1880s, about a hundred individuals resided on Easter Island."
2) "At some point, approximately 7,000 people inhabited Easter Island."
3) "Easter Island can be found in the center of the Pacific Ocean."
4) "Challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population."
By comparing these sentences, we find that the authors don't have a conflicting opinion on the first three sentences. They all agree that there were about a hundred individuals residing on Easter Island in the late 1880s, approximately 7,000 people inhabited the island at some point, and Easter Island is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
However, the fourth sentence presents a differing viewpoint. While one of the articles suggests that challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population, the other article may not mention this viewpoint explicitly or present a different perspective on the causes of population decline.
Therefore, the sentence that tells us something the authors do not agree on is: "Challenges related to food and farming likely contributed to the decrease in Easter Island's population."