medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
A recent excavation at a medieval monastery uncovered a high concentration of imported spice jars. Historians have long believed that the monks of this order lived in strict austerity and consumed only locally grown food. The discovery of these jars, it is argued, strongly suggests that the historical record of the order's dietary habits is inaccurate.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
- The monks routinely used imported jars to store locally produced honey and medicinal herbs.
- Excavators found signs of a kitchen fire that may have destroyed many additional jars.
- Imported spices commanded a far higher price in the medieval period than they do today.
- Other monasteries of the same order in different regions have also yielded imported artifacts.
- The historical record of the order was compiled centuries after the monastery was abandoned.
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