For each of the following pairs of causal arguments, determine which is stronger
-Which causal argument is stronger?
A) The population of frogs in three California counties has declined dramatically in the last decade. Loss of habitat must be the cause, since increased demand for housing has eliminated more than half of the available wetlands in all three counties, and this appears to be the only factor all three have in common.
B) The population of frogs in three California counties has declined dramatically in the last decade. Loss of habitat must be the cause, since increased demand for housing has eliminated more than half of the available wetlands in all three counties, and this appears to be the only factor all three have in common. Only one county is rural, and only two counties have experienced an increase in frog predators.

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Argument B is stronger because it provides additional information that rules out other potential causes (such as rural status and increase in predators) for the decline in frog populations, strengthening the causal link to habitat loss.

For Each of the Following Pairs of Causal Arguments, Determine