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Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

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Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) The swim-with-dolphin programs popular in tropical resorts have been described as a delightful way to get to know these gentle, intelligent animals. (2) However, people should consider the harmful consequences of swimming with a dolphin and avoid these programs. (3) For one thing, getting into a pool with a dolphin may result in injuries. (4) Quite a few participants have suffered from cuts, bruises, cracked ribs, and broken arms because dolphins are wild animals, and they don't always behave in predictable ways. (5) What's more, swimming with dolphins can be harmful not only to humans but also the dolphins. (6) Trainers may say that these playful, permanently smiling creatures are friendly and love interacting with humans. (7) According to marine mammal scientist Dr. Ben Coleman, though, the dolphins in these programs are being held captive, which causes them stress. (8) Their happy expressions mask their true mental and emotional state. (9) Finally and most important, capturing a wild animal and forcing it to perform tricks for humans' amusement is just downright unethical. (10) These animals deserve to live their lives in freedom in the open seas, as nature intended. Which sentence offers a reference to an authority to support a reason?

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Long-Term

Relating to or involving an extended period of time, often in the context of goals, memory, or investments.

Working Memory

A cognitive processing module with limited storage capacity, used for holding information momentarily for processing tasks.

Short-Term Memory

A limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for about 20 to 30 seconds.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, momentarily retaining impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.