Naturalist: To be dependable, the accounting

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: indifference1% picked this

   Economists’ indifference toward the destruction of natural resources will lead policymakers to

   We have no text that refers to economists being indifferent toward the destruction of natural resources. The fact that there isn't a line item in their accounting framework for natural resources doesn't mean they're indifferent to when nature is destroyed.

   1%
2. B

   Extreme Disagree Position14% picked this

   Naturalists and economists disagree about whether natural resources

   To disagree over that claim, one side has to believe that "natural resources have no value". The economists who don't calculate the nation's natural resources within their accounting framework might think the natural resources don't have monetary value, but they could still believe they have cultural or aesthetic value.

   14%
3. C

   Correct79% picked this

   The accounting framework used by national economists is

   Why this is right

   This is what we were looking for: current framework is not dependable. Dependable and reliable are interchangeable synonyms in this context. Economists don't take into account the asset of government-owned natural resources into their framework. According to the rule, you can't be dependable unless you take into account all assets. So this framework isn't dependable / reliable.

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

   79%
4. D

   Too Strong: vital / every4% picked this

   Natural resources are a vital economic asset for

   This paragraph only speaks about this nation. We don't have any way to support that 100% of nations have natural resources that are a vital economic asset. We don't even know that they're a vital asset to this nation we're hearing about. We only know they are an asset.

   4%
5. E

   Too Strong: any2% picked this

   Changes in the environment have a value that is not represented in

   We only heard that the current accounting framework of this nation is leaving out natural resources as one of the nation's assets. We can't generalize about what is true for any accounting framework. Maybe other frameworks are different / better.

   2%