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Tiger sharks are common in the waters surrounding Tenare Island. Usually tiger sharks feed on smaller sharks,but sometimes they have attacked tourists swimming and surfing at Tenare'sbeaches. This has hurt Tenare's tourismindustry, which is second only to its fishing industry in annual revenues. In order to help theeconomy, therefore, the mayor of the island has proposed an ongoingprogram to kill any tiger sharks within a mile of the beaches.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly calls into question thelikelihood that implementation of the mayor's proposal will have the desiredconsequence?
(A) Even if not all the tiger sharks that come close to the beaches arekilled, the existence of the program would reassure tourists.
(B) Business owners who depend on tourism are willing to pay most of thecost of implementing the program.
(C) Tourists come to Tenare Island for its beaches, eventhough the island features a number of other tourist attractions.
(D) The small sharks on which tiger sharks prey feed onfish that are commercially important to the island's fisheries.
(E) Not all tourists who come to Tenare Island enjoy swimming or surfing.
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