Logical Reasoning

PT15 · S3 · Q10 Consumer advocate: The toy-labeling

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Consumer advocate: The toy-labeling law should require manufacturers to provide explicit safety labels on toys to indicate what hazards the toys pose.

Conclusion (should = opinion)

The toy-labeling law should require manufacturers to provide explicit safety labels on toys to indicate what hazards the toys pose.

Evidence

The only labels currently required by law are labels indicating the age range for which a toy is intended, like a "three and up" label for toys that pose a choking hazard for children under three years of age.

Although the current toy-labeling law has reduced the incidence of injuries to children, parents could prevent such injuries almost entirely if toy labels provided explicit safety information.

Evaluate

This argument presents a recommendation about amending the existing toy-labeling law.

The Recommendation-World involves adding explicit safety labels, compared to the Current-World, which uses only age-range labels.

The author assumes that providing explicit safety labels would significantly improve parents' ability to prevent injuries, suggesting that the current age-range labels are insufficient in conveying necessary safety information.

To strengthen the argument, we would want evidence that supports the notion that parents misunderstand the current labels or cannot effectively prevent injuries with the existing labels.

Goal

Let's find an answer that shows the current labeling system is inadequate and explicit safety labels would significantly improve parental safety interventions.

10.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the consumer advocate’s argument?

  1. Certain types of toys have

    No Impact

    This doesn't impact the argument about the need for safety labels for toys that do pose hazards.

    6% picked this

  2. Correct

    Most parents believe that the

    Why this is right

    If most parents believe that the current labels are recommendations regarding cognitive skills, it suggests a misunderstanding of the labels' intent. Therefore, explicit safety labels would likely help correct this misunderstanding, making it easier for parents to prevent injuries.

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

    74% picked this

  3. The majority of children injured

    No Impact

    Knowing that the majority of children injured are under three doesn't directly relate to the effectiveness of implementing explicit safety labels. The author wasn't specifically advocating labels for toys intended for kids under 3, nor was she primarily concerned with preventing injuries to that age group. She's considered about labeling all risky toys and preventing injuries to all kids. She mentioned "3 and up" as part of one arbitrary example of the status quo. It wasn't an age cutoff that was relevant to her logic.

    7% picked this

  4. Many parents do not pay

    Opposite Impact

    This would weaken the idea that better safety labeling would help prevent injuries, because if parents don't even read the labels then the labels are unlikely to prevent injuries.

    5% picked this

  5. Choking is the most serious

    No Impact

    While choking is serious, this answer does not affect the argument for the need for broader explicit safety labels as it only addresses one type of hazard among potentially many. Just like (C), the 3 year old / choking example was just one, arbitrary example of how the current labels work. There was nothing special about 3 years of age or choking.

    8% picked this

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