HUGSYBUGHUGIN HUGSYBUGHUGIN English Answered HELP PLS HELP PLS HELP PLS Review the underlined paragraph on pages 4-5. What role does this paragraph play in developing the author's ideas? The paragraph summarizes the author's argument that conservationists cannot singlehandedly save the dragons from extinction. The paragraph expresses a prediction that the dragons' chances for survival will become increasingly slim. The paragraph disputes the author's argument, stated earlier in the passage, that the dragons are strong and competent swimmers. The paragraph introduces a new theory about the dragons' inconsistent behavior because a previous theory was disproven.