Global ecological problems reduce

Answer choices

1. A

   Weakens1% picked this

   Supply and demand tend to balance themselves in the

   This would suggest that supply and demand will balance themselves, while the argument suggests that any solution requires human action to balance supply and demand.

   1%
2. B

   Too Strong10% picked this

   It is possible to determine the limitations of the earth's

   This speaks to an understanding of the limitations of Earth’s sustainable supply and it’s possible for demand to exceed that limit without being able to determine where precisely that limit is. It’s also possible that without knowing where the limit is, the supply exceeds demand.

   10%
3. C

   Correct80% picked this

   Actual human demand exceeds the earth's

   Why this is right

   This needs to be assumed in order to rule out the alternative possible solutions. If demand is already too high, then increasing demand or decreasing supply certainly wouldn't fix the imbalance. And if demand is already higher than the maximum supply earth has to offer, then there's no way to increase supply. Negating this would weaken, because if we said, "Hey author, human demand is less than the available supply", then we would have other options for correcting the imbalance.

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

   80%
4. D

   Weakens5% picked this

   It is never possible to achieve a balance between the environmental supply

   This calls into question the ability to solve global ecological problems by balancing supply with demand.

   5%
5. E

   Weakens3% picked this

   Human consumption does not decrease the

   If you human consumption does not decrease the environmental supply, then reducing consumption would not help balance supply with demand.

   3%