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Antibiotics are standard A -causes↣ ↑M ingredients in animal feed because they keep animals healthy and increase meat yields.
Scientists have recommended phasing
out this practice, believing it may make antibiotics less effective in humans.
If meat yields are ↓M → FLB reduced, however, some farmers will go out of [lose their] business.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
If scientists are correct that
This relies on the further assumption that if scientists are correct that antibiotic use in animal feed makes antibiotics less effective in humans, then meat yields will be reduced.
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If antibiotic use in animal
This depends on whether the scientists’ belief is correct.
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If the scientists' recommendation is
This negates the relationship that heeding the scientists’ recommendation implies that some farmers will go out of business.
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If the health of their
Farmers staying in business is not connected to the health of the farmers animals, unless that health impacts the amount of meat the animal yields.
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If antibiotic use in animal
Why this is right
Since antibiotics ~A -causes? ?M ? FLB increase meat yields, not using antibiotics would reduce meat yields, which in turn would ensure that some farmers will go out of business.
Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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