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The primary purpose of the passage is to:


Options:
A .   present two explanations of a phenomenon and reconcile the differences between them.
B .   summarize two theories and suggest a third theory that overcomes the problems encountered in the first two.
C .   describe an alternative hypothesis and provide evidence and arguments that support it.
D .   challenge the validity of a theory by exposing the inconsistencies and contradictions in it.
Answer: Option C
:
C

C is the best answer. This question requires you to identify the primary concern of the passage as a whole. The first paragraph presents a recent hypothesis about how caffeine affects behavior. The second paragraph describes an earlier and widely accepted hypothesis about how caffeine affects behavior, and then presents evidence that is not consistent with that hypothesis. The third and fourth paragraphs return to the newer hypothesis introduced in the first paragraph and provide “evidence and arguments” that support this alternative hypothesis. 



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