Question ID:PT15 S3 Q17 Passage:X: Medical research on animals should not be reduced in response to a concern for animals, because results of such research serve to avert human suffering. In such research a trade-off between human and animal welfare is always inevitable, but we should give greater weight to human welfare.Y: With technology that is currently available, much of the research presently performed on animals could instead be done with computer modeling or human subjects without causing any suffering. Stem:The relationship of Y’s response to X’s argument is that Y’s response Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:contradicts a premise on which X’s argument relies Choice B:disagrees with X about the weight to be given to animal suffering as opposed to human suffering Choice C:presents a logical consequence of the premises of X’s argument Choice D:strengthens X’s argument by presenting evidence not mentioned by X Choice E:supplies a premise to X’s argument that was not explicitly stated