ParadoxDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Even though people want to recycle plastic and companies are trying to help, only a tiny fraction of plastic is actually recycled compared to glass.
Reasoning: Consumers want more plastic recycling and manufacturers are attempting to facilitate it, yet plastic recycling rates remain significantly lower than glass recycling rates.
Analysis: The stimulus presents a classic discrepancy between high demand/effort and low results. To resolve this paradox, we would typically look for a practical or economic barrier that makes plastic uniquely difficult to process compared to glass. Since this is an 'EXCEPT' question, your task is to identify the one choice that fails to provide a reason for this low rate. Look for an answer that is irrelevant to the difficulty of recycling or one that actually suggests plastic should be easier to recycle.
Reasoning: Consumers want more plastic recycling and manufacturers are attempting to facilitate it, yet plastic recycling rates remain significantly lower than glass recycling rates.
Analysis: The stimulus presents a classic discrepancy between high demand/effort and low results. To resolve this paradox, we would typically look for a practical or economic barrier that makes plastic uniquely difficult to process compared to glass. Since this is an 'EXCEPT' question, your task is to identify the one choice that fails to provide a reason for this low rate. Look for an answer that is irrelevant to the difficulty of recycling or one that actually suggests plastic should be easier to recycle.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage9.Each of the following, if true, helps to explain the relatively low rate of plastic recycling EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
C
C talks about the inputs for making new plastic versus new glass (oil reserves vs renewable resources). That’s about virgin production resources, not about the feasibility, infrastructure, or economics of recycling. It neither explains why plastic’s recycling rate is low nor why glass’s is higher; if anything, depleting oil might motivate more plastic recycling, not less.
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