An ingredient in marijuana known

Answer choices

1. A

   Strengthens0% picked this

   Several teams of scientists performed the various experiments and all of the teams

   By learning that the experiment in the evidence has been corroborated by other experiments, we're making the evidence more trustworthy and thus strengthening the argument.

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2. B

   Correct69% picked this

   The carcinogenic effect of THC could be neutralized by the other ingredients

   Why this is right

   Given that .... THC (which is in marijuana) can do something that has been found to convert healthy cells into cancer cells, How can we argue that ... the use of marijuana cannot cause cancer? We can say, "Using marijuana doesn't cause cancer. Sure, THC by itself could cause cancer by inactivating herpes viruses, but when you use marijuana you don't just ingest THC. The carcinogenic (cancer-causing) effect of THC gets neutralized by the other ingredients in marijuana." We could look at this argument in a sort of Part vs. Whole fashion. Yes, one part of marijuana (THC) causes cancer. But that doesn't mean that ingesting the whole of marijuana causes cancer. After all, other parts of marijuana can neutralize the potential harm of THC.

   Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   69%
3. C

   Strengthens, if anything14% picked this

   When THC kills herpes viruses it weakens the immune system, and it might thus diminish the body’s ability to fight other viruses,

   This answer elaborates on the causal mechanism by which THC leads to cancer. If anything, by giving us a better understanding of how THC leads to cancer vulnerability, we're just strengthening this argument. This answer definitely isn't giving us any way to argue that using marijuana doesn't cause cancer.

   14%
4. D

   No Impact: prevent herpes3% picked this

   If chemists modify the structure of THC, THC can be safely incorporated into medications

   We're looking for an answer that will help us rebut the conclusion. We were asking ourselves, How can we argue that ... the use of marijuana cannot cause cancer? This is talking about rearranging THC so that it can prevent herpes. So this isn't giving us any storyline by which someone who uses marijuana would be protected against the cancer-causing potential of THC.

   3%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal13% picked this

   To lessen the undesirable side effects of chemotherapy, the use of marijuana has been recommended for cancer patients who are

   We need an answer that will help us argue that "the use of marijuana does not cause cancer, despite the fact that THC has been found to do something that can convert healthy cells into cancer cells". This is talking about giving marijuana to people who already have cancer, so it's just irrelevant to our goal.

   13%