The critical reasoning question is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given and explain why the chosen answer is the right fit.

Question: In 1798 Thomas Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population", in which he postulates that food supply never can keep pace with the rate of increase in human population. Increase the supply of food, Malthus argues, and the population will rise to meet this increase. This, he asserts, means that the race between population and resources can never be truly won by any sociocultural system. Therefore, some measure of social inequality is inevitable in all human societies.

Which of the following statements, if true, would tend to undermine Malthus's argument?