Spreading iron particles over

Answer choices

1. A

   Negation7% picked this

   A problem-solving strategy should be implemented if the side effects of the

   This negates the reasoning in the SSE → IS argument.

   7%
2. B

   Correct85% picked this

   Implementing a problem-solving strategy that alters an important resource is impermissible if the consequences are

   Why this is right

   This restates the assumption in ~SSE → ~IS contrapositive form.

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

   85%
3. C

   Wrong Evidence1% picked this

   We should not implement a problem-solving strategy if the consequences of doing so are more serious

   The argument does not establish ~CMS → IS whether the consequences of implementing an iron-seeding strategy are more serious than the greenhouse effect.

   1%
4. D

   Wrong Evidence3% picked this

   We should not implement a problem-solving strategy if that strategy requires altering

   While the iron-seeding strategy AIR → ~IS does require altering an important resource, the argument’s evidence is about the unknown side-effects, so to match the reasoning the principle should build on the unknown side-effects.

   3%
5. E

   Wrong Evidence3% picked this

   As long as there is a possibility that a strategy for solving a problem may instead exacerbate that problem, such a

   The argument states that ~SMW → IS iron-seeding would counteract the greenhouse gas effect. The argument’s evidence was that there are unknown side-effects and does not suggest that the strategy could make the greenhouse effect worse.

   3%