Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Question #562

Text 1 The recent unearthing of a complex, multi-component stone tool in the Lomekwi basin heavily implies that early hominids possessed a sophisticated form of protolanguage. The construction of this tool requires a highly specific sequence of striking, flaking, and binding. Anthropologists argue that such a sequential, counter-intuitive manufacturing process could not be learned merely by watching; it would necessitate active, pedagogical communication—a teacher explicitly correcting a student's sequence through symbolic language. Text 2 While the intricacy of early hominid tools is undeniable, we must be cautious in assuming that complex toolmaking requires complex language. Recent behavioral studies of wild New Caledonian crows and captive chimpanzees demonstrate that these animals can manufacture multi-part tools to extract food. Crucially, they pass these skills down through generations entirely via "over-imitation" and high-fidelity observational learning, with no active pedagogical correction or symbolic communication whatsoever. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the specific anthropological argument presented in Text 1?