Principle: The government should

Answer choices

1. A

   Doesn't Establish Either1% picked this

   The government has conducted extensive research to determine whether there is any causal link between use of

   Great, they've conducted research .... what were the results!?! This has no impact because it doesn't help us know whether it's true/false that cell phones are causing cancer. And it says nothing about whether expressing the belief would cause harm.

   1%
2. B

   Correct78% picked this

   Several studies have found evidence that use of cell phones has been partially responsible for the increase in cancer rates over the last two

   Why this is right

   This establishes both "true belief" (several studies have found evidence that cell phones partly caused the uptick in cancer) and "won't cause harm generally" (it would benefit people for her to express this belief).

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

   78%
3. C

   Only One Criterion9% picked this

   Calista firmly believes that knowing about the causes of the increase in cancer rates over the last two decades

   This doesn't cover whether it's a true belief that "cell phones are causing the increase in cancer". It relates to whether expressing the belief would harm people, but it's stated as her belief rather than as a fact we can trust.

   9%
4. D

   Doesn't Establish Either10% picked this

   Unless there is strong evidence of a link between use of a product and disease, the suggestion that use of the product causes

   This has no impact because it doesn't help us know whether it's true/false that cell phones are causing cancer. And it says nothing about whether expressing the belief would cause harm.

   10%
5. E

   Doesn't Establish Either2% picked this

   Most people would reduce their use of cell phones if they were convinced that they were using them enough to increase

   This has no impact because it doesn't help us know whether it's true/false that cell phones are causing cancer. And it says nothing about whether expressing the belief would cause harm.

   2%