Consumer advocate: In some countries

Answer choices

1. A

   Weakens7% picked this

   Unique radiolytic products have seldom been found in any

   This pushes back against the last objection raised: "unique radiolytic products aren't a good reason to avoid irradiated food since they are seldom found in irradiated food".

   7%
2. B

   Correct73% picked this

   Cancer and other serious health problems have many causes that are unrelated to radioactive substances

   Why this is right

   This answer is just pointing out "there's a lot of different ways to get cancer, and other health problems". Cool. The author was never saying that irradiated food is the only way to get cancer or other health problems, so this poses no objection to her thinking.

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

   73%
3. C

   Weakens5% picked this

   A study showed that irradiation leaves the vitamin content of virtually all fruits

   Yes, author, irradiating food can reduce vitamin content, but in virtually all fruits and veggies the vitamin content is unchanged, so that's not a good reason for avoiding irradiated food.

   5%
4. D

   Weakens8% picked this

   The amount of harmful chemicals found in irradiated foods is less than the amount that occurs naturally in

   Don't worry about the chemical residues --- irradiated foods actually have a smaller amount of harmful chemicals than what occurs naturally in most foods, so chemical residues aren't a good reason to avoid irradiated food.

   8%
5. E

   Weakens6% picked this

   A study showed that the cancer rate is no higher among people who eat irradiated food than among

   The author's last premise was supposed to increase our concerns about imbibing a carcinogenic substance, these radiolytic substances. But if the cancer rate isn't any higher for people who eat irradiated food, it doesn't sound like ingesting radiolytic food really poses any cancer risk.

   6%