Principle JustifyDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: We banned one chemical but kept two others that we now know are even worse; to be consistent, we should either ban the worse ones or un-ban the safer one.
Conclusion: Either the two newly identified harmful pesticides should be banned, or the previously banned pesticide should be made legal.
Reasoning: Recent studies show that two legal pesticides (Envirochem and Zanar) are actually more harmful to the environment than a third pesticide (TSX-400) that is currently banned.
Analysis: The argument is built on a foundation of consistency and fairness in regulation. It implies that if 'Level X' of harm is enough to ban one substance, it should be enough to ban others. Conversely, if we allow substances with 'Level Y' harm, we shouldn't ban something that is less harmful than 'Level Y.' To justify this, we need a principle that explicitly links the level of environmental harm to the consistency of the legal status of these chemicals.
Conclusion: Either the two newly identified harmful pesticides should be banned, or the previously banned pesticide should be made legal.
Reasoning: Recent studies show that two legal pesticides (Envirochem and Zanar) are actually more harmful to the environment than a third pesticide (TSX-400) that is currently banned.
Analysis: The argument is built on a foundation of consistency and fairness in regulation. It implies that if 'Level X' of harm is enough to ban one substance, it should be enough to ban others. Conversely, if we allow substances with 'Level Y' harm, we shouldn't ban something that is less harmful than 'Level Y.' To justify this, we need a principle that explicitly links the level of environmental harm to the consistency of the legal status of these chemicals.
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Unlock Full Passage18.Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the argumentation?
Correct Answer
D
D states the needed principle: one pesticide should be legal and another illegal only if the legal one is less harmful. Given the new data, the current statuses violate this, so we must either ban the more harmful (Envirochem and Zanar) or legalize the less harmful (TSX-400).
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