Question

select the correct text in the excerpt.
which detail from the passage weakens the validity of riggs argument for keeping the name mt. mckinley?
(4) on the same day that sheldon sent his letter, mountaineer belmore browne also wrote to riggs about the naming of the park and was unequivocal¹ in his language, referring to the proposed park as \denali national park.\
(5) riggs disagreed with sheldon and browne. in his reply to browne, riggs declared:
(6) \i dont like the name of denali. it is not descriptive. everybody in the united states knows of mt. mckinley and the various efforts made to climb it. in consequence, both mr. yard and i think that the name mckinley should stick....\
(7) \mount mckinley national park\ officially prevailed after its legislation was signed into law on february 26, 1917.
(8) it proved difficult to supplant² words and meanings that endured for generations among athabaskan³ groups living in close proximity to the mountain. athabaskan words for the mountain translate to \the tall one\ or \mountain - big\ (perhaps riggs did not know the native words were descriptive). \mckinley\ was incompatible with the athabaskan worldview because they rarely name places after people.

Explanation:

Riggs argued "Denali" is not descriptive, and that Mt. McKinley is widely known. The detail that undermines this is the text showing the Athabaskan term for the mountain translates to descriptive phrases, directly countering his claim that Denali lacks descriptiveness, and also notes their worldview does not name places after people, weakening his preference for McKinley.

Answer:

"Athabaskan words for the mountain translate to 'the tall one' or 'mountain-big' (perhaps Riggs did not know the Native words were descriptive). 'McKinley' was incompatible with the Athabaskan worldview because they rarely name places after people."